Category Archives: Numbers

The People Complain 1 Nowwhenthe people complained, it displeased theLord;for theLordheardit,and His anger was aroused. So thefire of theLordburned among them, and consumedsomein the outskirts of the camp. 2 Then the peoplecried out to Moses, and when Mosesprayed to theLord, the fire was quenched. 3 So he called the name of the place Taberah, because […]

Dissension of Aaron and Miriam 1 ThenMiriam and Aaron spokeagainst Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married; forhe had married an Ethiopian woman. 2 So they said, “Has theLordindeed spoken only throughMoses?Has He not spoken through us also?” And theLordheardit. 3 (Now the man Moseswasvery humble, more than all men whowereon the […]

Spies Sent into Canaan 1 And theLordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the children of Israel; from each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a leader among them.” 3 So Moses sent themfrom the Wilderness of Paran […]

Israel Refuses to Enter Canaan 1 So all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the peoplewept that night. 2 And all the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had […]

Laws of Grain and Drink Offerings 1 And theLordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you have come into the land you are to inhabit, which I am giving to you, 3 and youmake an offering by fire to theLord, a burnt offering or a sacrifice,to […]

Rebellion Against Moses and Aaron 1 NowKorah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, withDathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, tookmen; 2 and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders […]

The Budding of Aaron’s Rod 1 And theLordspoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and get from them a rod from each father’s house, all their leaders according to their fathers’ houses—twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod. 3 And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of […]

Duties of Priests and Levites 1 Then theLordsaid to Aaron:“You and your sons and your father’s house with you shallbear the iniquityrelatedtothe sanctuary, and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquityassociatedwithyour priesthood. 2 Also bring with you your brethren of thetribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may bejoined […]

Laws of Purification 1 Now theLordspoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 2 “Thisisthe ordinance of the law which theLordhas commanded, saying: ‘Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer without blemish, in which thereisnodefectandon which a yoke has never come. 3 You shall give it to Eleazar the priest, that […]

Moses’ Error at Kadesh 1 Thenthe children of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the Wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed inKadesh; andMiriam died there and was buried there. 2 Now there was no water for the congregation;so they gathered together against Moses and Aaron. 3 And the peoplecontended with […]