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24:4 e Ezek. 1:28
24:6 f Ps. 1:3; Jer. 17:8
24:6 g Ps. 104:16
24:7 h Jer. 51:13; Rev. 17:1, 15
24:7 i 1 Sam. 15:8, 9
24:7 j 2 Sam. 5:12; 1 Chr. 14:2
24:8 k Num. 23:22
24:8 l Num. 14:9; 23:24
24:8 m Ps. 2:9; Jer. 50:17
24:8 n Ps. 45:5
24:9 o Gen. 49:9; Num. 23:24
24:9 p Gen. 12:3; 27:29
24:10 q Ezek. 21:14, 17
24:10 r Num. 23:11; Neh. 13:2
24:11 s Num. 22:17, 37
24:14 t (Mic. 6:5)
24:14 u Gen. 49:1; Deut. 4:30; Dan. 2:28
24:17 v Rev. 1:7; Matt. 1:2; Luke 3:34
24:17 w Matt. 2:2
24:17 x Gen. 49:10
24:17 2 shatter the forehead
24:17 3 Heb. Sheth, Jer. 48:45
24:18 y 2 Sam. 8:14
24:18 4 mightily
24:19 z Gen. 49:10; Amos 9:11, 12
24:19 5 shall rule
24:24 a Gen. 10:4; Ezek. 27:6; Dan. 11:30
24:24 b Gen. 10:21, 25
24:24 6 Heb. Kittim
24:24 7 Lit. he or that one
24:25 c Num. 22:5; 31:8
Numbers 25
25:1 a Num. 33:49; Josh. 2:1
25:1 b Rev. 2:14
25:1 1 Heb. Shittim
25:2 c Josh. 22:17; Hos. 9:10
25:2 d Ex. 34:15; Deut. 32:38; 1 Cor. 10:20
25:2 e Ex. 20:5
25:3 f Ps. 106:28, 29
25:4 g Deut. 4:3
25:4 h Num. 25:11; Deut. 13:17
25:5 i Ex. 18:21
25:5 j Deut. 13:6, 9
25:6 k Joel 2:17
25:7 l Ps. 106:30
25:7 m Ex. 6:25
25:8 n Ps. 106:30
25:8 o Num. 16:46–48
25:9 p Deut. 4:3
25:11 q Ps. 106:30
25:11 r (Ex. 20:5); Deut. 32:16, 21; 1 Kin. 14:22; Ps. 78:58; Ezek. 16:38
25:12 s (Mal. 2:4, 5; 3:1)
25:12 t Is. 54:10; Ezek. 34:25; 37:26; Mal. 2:5
25:13 u 1 Chr. 6:4–15
25:13 v Ex. 40:15
25:13 w Acts 22:3; Rom. 10:2
25:13 x (Heb. 2:17)
25:13 2 Lit. covering
25:15 y Num. 31:8; Josh. 13:21
25:17 z Num. 31:1–3
25:17 3 be hostile toward
25:18 a Num. 31:16; Rev. 2:14
25:18 4 tricks
Numbers 26
26:1 a Num. 25:9
26:2 b Ex. 30:12; 38:25, 26; Num. 1:2; 14:29
26:2 c Num. 1:3
26:3 d Num. 22:1; 31:12; 33:48; 35:1
26:4 e Num. 1:1
26:5 f Gen. 46:8; Ex. 6:14; 1 Chr. 5:1–3
26:9 g Num. 1:16; 16:1, 2
26:10 h Num. 16:32–35
26:10 i Num. 16:38–40; 1 Cor. 10:6; 2 Pet. 2:6
26:11 j Ex. 6:24; 1 Chr. 6:22, 23
26:12 1 Jemuel, Gen. 46:10; Ex. 6:15
26:12 2 Jarib, 1 Chr. 4:24
26:13 3 Zohar, Gen. 46:10
26:15 4 Ziphion, Gen. 46:16
26:16 5 Ezbon, Gen. 46:16
26:17 6 Sam., Syr. Arodi and Gen. 46:16
26:19 k Gen. 38:2; 46:12
26:20 l 1 Chr. 2:3
26:23 7 So with Sam., LXX, Syr., Vg.; Heb. Puvah, Gen. 46:13; 1 Chr. 7:1
26:23 8 Sam., LXX, Syr., Vg. Puaites
26:24 9 Job, Gen. 46:13
26:26 m Gen. 46:14
26:28 n Gen. 46:20; Deut. 33:16
26:29 o Josh. 17:1
26:29 p 1 Chr. 7:14, 15
26:30 10 Abiezer, Josh. 17:2
26:33 q Num. 27:1; 36:11
26:35 11 Bered, 1 Chr. 7:20
26:38 r Gen. 46:21; 1 Chr. 7:6
26:38 s Gen. 46:21; 1 Chr. 8:1, 2
26:39 t 1 Chr. 7:12
26:39 12 MT Shephupham; Shephuphan, 1 Chr. 8:5
26:39 13 Huppim, Gen. 46:21
26:40 u 1 Chr. 8:3
26:40 14 Addar, 1 Chr. 8:3
26:42 15 Hushim, Gen. 46:23
26:44 v Gen. 46:17; 1 Chr. 7:30
26:48 w Gen. 46:24; 1 Chr. 7:13
26:48 16 Jahziel, 1 Chr. 7:13
26:49 x 1 Chr. 7:13
26:51 y Ex. 12:37; 38:26; Num. 1:46; 11:21
26:53 z Josh. 11:23; 14:1
26:53 a Num. 33:54
26:54 b Num. 33:54
26:55 c Num. 33:54; 34:13; Josh. 11:23; 14:2
26:57 d Gen. 46:11; Ex. 6:16–19; Num. 3:15; 1 Chr. 6:1, 16
26:59 e Ex. 2:1, 2; 6:20
26:60 f Num. 3:2
26:61 g Lev. 10:1, 2; Num. 3:3, 4; 1 Chr. 24:2
26:62 h Num. 3:39
26:62 i Num. 1:49
26:62 j Num. 18:20, 23, 24
26:63 k Num. 26:3
26:64 l Num. 14:29–35; Deut. 2:14–16; Heb. 3:17
26:64 m Num. 1:1–46
26:65 n Num. 14:26–35; (1 Cor. 10:5, 6)
26:65 o Num. 14:30
Numbers 27
27:1 a Num. 26:33; 36:1, 11; Josh. 17:3
27:3 b Num. 14:35; 26:64, 65
27:3 c Num. 16:1, 2
27:4 d Deut. 25:6
27:4 e Josh. 17:4
27:4 1 withdrawn
27:4 2 inheritance
27:5 f Ex. 18:13–26
27:7 g Num. 36:2; Josh. 17:4
27:11 h Num. 35:29
27:12 i Num. 33:47; Deut. 3:23–27; 32:48–52; 34:1–4
27:13 j Num. 20:12, 24, 28; 31:2; Deut. 10:6; 34:5, 6
27:13 3 Die and join your ancestors
27:14 k Num. 20:12, 24; Deut. 1:37; 32:51; Ps. 106:32, 33
27:14 l Ex. 17:7
27:16 m Num. 16:22; Heb. 12:9
27:17 n Deut. 31:2; 1 Sam. 8:20; 18:13; 2 Chr. 1:10
27:17 o 1 Kin. 22:17; Zech. 10:2; Matt. 9:36; Mark 6:34
27:18 p Gen. 41:38; Judg. 3:10; 1 Sam. 16:13, 18
27:18 q Deut. 34:9
27:19 r Deut. 3:28; 31:3, 7, 8, 23
27:19 4 commission
27:20 s Num. 11:17
27:20 t Josh. 1:16–18
27:21 u Judg. 20:18, 23, 26; 1 Sam. 23:9; 30:7
27:21 v Ex. 28:30; 1 Sam. 28:6
27:21 w Josh. 9:14; 1 Sam. 22:10
27:23 x Deut. 3:28; 31:7, 8
27:23 5 commissioned
Numbers 28
28:2 a Lev. 3:11; 21:6, 8; (Mal. 1:7, 12)
28:3 b Ex. 29:38–42
28:5 c Ex. 16:36; Num. 15:4
28:5 d Lev. 2:1
28:6 e Ex. 29:42; Amos 5:25
28:7 f Ex. 29:42
28:8 1 pleasing
28:10 g Ezek. 46:4
28:11 h Num. 10:10; 1 Sam. 20:5; 1 Chr. 23:31; 2 Chr. 2:4; Ezra 3:5; Neh. 10:33; Is. 1:13, 14; Ezek. 45:17; 46:6, 7; Hos. 2:11; Col. 2:16
28:12 i Num. 15:4–12
28:15 j Num. 15:24; 28:3, 22
28:16 k Ex. 12:1–20; Lev. 23:5–8; Num. 9:2–5; Deut. 16:1–8; Ezek. 45:21
28:17 l Lev. 23:6
28:18 m Ex. 12:16; Lev. 23:7
28:18 2 assembly or gathering
28:18 3 occupational
28:19 n Lev. 22:20; Num. 28:31; 29:8; Deut. 15:21
28:22 o Num. 28:15
28:22 4 Lit. covering
28:25 p Ex. 12:16; 13:6; Lev. 23:8
28:26 q Ex. 23:16; 34:22; Lev. 23:10–21; Deut. 16:9–12; Acts 2:1
28:27 r Lev. 23:18, 19
28:30 5 Lit. covering
28:31 s Num. 28:3, 19
28:31 6 defect
Numbers 29
29:1 a Ex. 23:16; 34:22; Lev. 23:23–25
29:6 b Num. 28:11–15
29:6 c Num. 28:3
29:6 d Num. 15:11, 12
29:7 e Lev. 16:29–34; 23:26–32
29:7 f Ps. 35:13; Is. 58:5
29:8 g Num. 28:19
29:11 h Lev. 16:3, 5
29:12 i Lev. 23:33–35; Deut. 16:13–15; Ezek. 45:25
29:13 j Ezra 3:4
29:17 k Lev. 23:36
29:18 l Num. 15:12; 28:7, 14; 29:3, 4, 9, 10
29:21 m Num. 29:18
29:35 n Lev. 23:36
29:35 1 solemn
29:39 o Lev. 23:1–44; 1 Chr. 23:31; 2 Chr. 31:3; Ezra 3:5; Neh. 10:33; Is. 1:14
29:39 p Lev. 7:16; 22:18, 21, 23; 23:38
Numbers 30
30:1 a Num. 1:4, 16; 7:2
30:2 b Lev. 27:2; Deut. 23:21–23; Judg. 11:30, 31, 35; Eccl. 5:4
30:2 c Lev. 5:4; Matt. 14:9; Acts 23:14
30:2 d Job 22:27; Ps. 22:25; 50:14; 66:13, 14; Nah. 1:15
30:4 1 says nothing to interfere
30:8 e (Gen. 3:16)
30:12 2 annulled or invalidated
Numbers 31
31:2 a Num. 25:17
31:2 b Num. 27:12, 13
31:3 c Josh. 13:21
31:6 d Num. 10:9
31:7 e Deut. 20:13; Judg. 21:11; 1 Sam. 27:9; 1 Kin. 11:15, 16
31:7 f Gen. 34:25
31:8 g Josh. 13:21
31:8 h Num. 25:15
31:8 i Num. 31:16; Josh. 13:22
31:11 j Deut. 20:14
31:15 k Deut. 20:14
31:16 l Num. 25:2
31:16 m Num. 24:14; 2 Pet. 2:15; Rev. 2:14
31:16 n Num. 25:9
31:17 o Deut. 7:2; 20:16–18; Judg. 21:11
31:18 p Deut. 21:10–14
31:19 q Num. 5:2
31:19 r Num. 19:11–22
31:21 1 statute
31:23 s Num. 19:9, 17
31:24 t Lev. 11:25
31:26 2 captured
31:27 u Josh. 22:8; 1 Sam. 30:24
31:28 v Num. 31:30, 47
31:28 3 tax
31:29 w Deut. 18:1–5
31:30 x Num. 31:42–47
31:30 y Num. 3:7, 8, 25, 31, 36; 18:3, 4
31:30 4 perform the service
31:37 5 tax
31:41 z Num. 5:9, 10; 18:8, 19
31:47 a Num. 31:30
31:50 b Ex. 30:12–16
31:50 6 Lit. covering
31:53 c Num. 31:32; Deut. 20:14
31:54 d Ex. 30:16
Numbers 32
32:1 a Num. 21:32; Josh. 13:25; 2 Sam. 24:5
32:1 b Deut. 3:13
32:3 c Num. 32:36
32:3 d Josh. 13:17, 26
32:3 e Num. 32:38
32:3 f Num. 32:38
32:4 g Num. 21:24, 34, 35
32:7 h Num. 13:27—14:4
32:8 i Num. 13:3, 26
32:8 j Deut. 1:19–25
32:9 k Num. 13:24, 31; Deut. 1:24, 28
32:10 l Num. 14:11; Deut. 1:34–36
32:11 m Num. 14:28, 29; 26:63–65; Deut. 1:35
32:11 n Num. 14:24, 30
32:12 o Num. 14:6–9, 24, 30; Deut. 1:36; Josh. 14:8, 9
32:13 p Num. 14:33–35
32:13 q Num. 26:64, 65
32:14 r Num. 11:1; Deut. 1:34
32:15 s Deut. 30:17, 18; Josh. 22:16–18; 2 Chr. 7:19; 15:2
32:17 t Josh. 4:12, 13
32:18 u Josh. 22:1–4
32:18 1 possessed
32:19 v Josh. 12:1; 13:8
32:20 w Deut. 3:18; Josh. 1:14
32:22 x Deut. 3:20; Josh. 11:23
32:22 y Josh. 22:4
32:22 z Deut. 3:12, 15, 16, 18; Josh. 1:15; 13:8, 32; 22:4, 9
32:23 a Gen. 4:7; 44:16; Josh. 7:1–26; Is. 59:12; (Gal. 6:7)
32:24 b Num. 32:16
32:24 2 what you said you would do
32:26 c Josh. 1:14
32:27 d Josh. 4:12
32:28 e Josh. 1:13
32:33 f Deut. 3:8–17; 29:8; Josh. 12:1–6; 13:8–31; 22:4
32:33 g Num. 21:24, 33, 35
32:34 h Num. 33:45, 46
32:34 i Deut. 2:36
32:35 j Num. 32:1, 3
32:36 k Num. 32:3
32:36 l Num. 32:24
32:37 m Num. 21:27
32:38 n Is. 46:1
32:38 o Ezek. 25:9
32:38 p Ex. 23:13; Josh. 23:7
32:39 q Gen. 50:23; Num. 27:1; 36:1
32:39 3 drove out
32:40 r Deut. 3:12, 13, 15; Josh. 13:31
32:41 s Deut. 3:14; Josh. 13:30
32:41 t Judg. 10:4; 1 Kin. 4:13
32:41 4 Lit. Towns of Jair
Numbers 33
33:1 a Ps. 77:20
33:3 b Ex. 12:37
33:3 c Ex. 12:2; 13:4
33:3 d Ex. 14:8
33:4 e Ex. 12:29
33:4 f (Ex. 12:12; 18:11); Is. 19:1
33:5 g Ex. 12:37
33:6 h Ex. 13:20
33:7 i Ex. 14:1, 2, 9
33:8 j Ex. 14:22; 15:22, 23
33:8 1 Many Heb. mss., Sam., Syr., Tg., Vg. from Pi Hahiroth; cf. Num. 33:7
33:9 k Ex. 15:27
33:11 l Ex. 16:1
33:14 m Ex. 17:1; 19:2
33:15 n Ex. 16:1; 19:1, 2
33:16 o Num. 11:34
33:16 2 Lit. Graves of Craving
33:17 p Num. 11:35
33:18 q Num. 12:16
33:30 r Deut. 10:6
33:32 s Deut. 10:6
33:32 t Deut. 10:7
33:35 u Deut. 2:8; 1 Kin. 9:26; 22:48
33:36 v Num. 20:1; 27:14
33:37 w Num. 20:22, 23; 21:4
33:38 x Num. 20:25, 28; Deut. 10:6; 32:50
33:40 y Num. 21:1
33:43 z Num. 21:10
33:44 a Num. 21:11
33:45 b Num. 32:34
33:45 3 Same as Ije Abarim, v. 44
33:46 c Jer. 48:22; Ezek. 6:14
33:47 d Num. 21:20; Deut. 32:49
33:48 e Num. 22:1; 31:12; 35:1
33:49 f Num. 25:1; Josh. 2:1
33:49 4 Heb. Abel Shittim
33:51 g Deut. 7:1, 2; 9:1; Josh. 3:17
33:52 h Ex. 23:24, 33; 34:13; Deut. 7:2, 5; 12:3; Judg. 2:2; Ps. 106:34–36
33:52 5 Places for pagan worship
33:53 i Deut. 11:31; Josh. 21:43
33:54 j Num. 26:53–56
33:55 k Josh. 23:13; Judg. 2:3
Numbers 34
34:2 a Gen. 17:8; Deut. 1:7, 8; Ps. 78:54, 55; 105:11
34:3 b Josh. 15:1–3; Ezek. 47:13, 19
34:3 c Gen. 14:3; Josh. 15:2
34:4 d Josh. 15:3
34:4 e Num. 13:26; 32:8
34:4 f Josh. 15:3, 4
34:5 g Gen. 15:18; Josh. 15:4, 47; 1 Kin. 8:65; Is. 27:12
34:6 h Ex. 23:31; Josh. 15:12; Ezek. 47:20
34:7 i Num. 33:37
34:8 j Num. 13:21; Josh. 13:5; 2 Kin. 14:25
34:8 k Ezek. 47:15
34:9 l Ezek. 47:17
34:11 m 2 Kin. 23:33; Jer. 39:5, 6
34:11 n Deut. 3:17; Josh. 11:2; 12:3; 13:27; 19:35; Matt. 14:34; Luke 5:1
34:11 1 Lit. shoulder
34:12 o Num. 34:3
34:13 p Gen. 15:18; Num. 26:52–56; Deut. 11:24; Josh. 14:1–5
34:14 q Num. 32:33
34:17 r Josh. 14:1, 2; 19:51
34:18 s Num. 1:4, 16
34:29 2 apportion
Numbers 35
35:1 a Num. 33:50
35:2 b Josh. 14:3, 4; 21:2, 3; Ezek. 45:1; 48:10–20
35:2 c Lev. 25:32–34
35:6 d Deut. 4:41; Josh. 20:2, 7, 8; 21:3, 13
35:7 e Josh. 21:41
35:8 f Josh. 21:3
35:8 g Num. 26:54; 33:54
35:10 h Deut. 19:2; Josh. 20:1–9
35:11 i Ex. 21:13; Num. 35:22–25; Deut. 19:1–13
35:12 j Deut. 19:6; Josh. 20:3, 5, 6
35:13 k Num. 35:6
35:14 l Deut. 4:41; Josh. 20:8
35:15 m Num. 15:16
35:16 n Ex. 21:12, 14; Lev. 24:17; Deut. 19:11, 12
35:19 o Num. 35:21, 24, 27; Deut. 19:6, 12
35:19 1 A family member who is to avenge the victim
35:20 p Gen. 4:8; 2 Sam. 3:27; 20:10; 1 Kin. 2:31, 32
35:20 q Ex. 21:14; Deut. 19:11, 12
35:22 r Ex. 21:13
35:24 s Num. 35:12; Josh. 20:6
35:25 t Josh. 20:6
35:25 u Ex. 29:7; Lev. 4:3; 21:10
35:27 2 Murder
35:29 v Num. 27:11
35:30 w Deut. 17:6; 19:15; Matt. 18:16; John 7:51; 8:17, 18; 2 Cor. 13:1; Heb. 10:28
35:33 x Deut. 21:7, 8; Ps. 106:38
35:33 y Gen. 9:6
35:33 3 Lit. covering
35:34 z Lev. 18:24, 25; Deut. 21:23
35:34 a Ex. 29:45, 46
Numbers 36
36:1 a Num. 26:29
36:1 b Num. 27:1–11
36:2 c Num. 26:55; 33:54; Josh. 17:4
36:2 d Num. 27:1, 5–7
36:3 e Num. 27:4
36:4 f Lev. 25:10
36:5 g Num. 27:7
36:6 h Num. 36:11, 12
36:6 1 Lit. be wives to
36:7 i 1 Kin. 21:3
36:8 j 1 Chr. 23:22
36:11 k Num. 26:33; 27:1
36:13 l Num. 26:3; 33:50
Introduction to Deuteronomy
Title
The English title “Deuteronomy” comes from the Greek Septuagint (LXX) mistranslation of “copy of this law” in 17:18 as “second law,” which was rendered Deuteronomium in the Latin version (Vulgate). The Hebrew title of the book is translated “These are the words,” from the first two Hebrew words of the book. The Hebrew title is a better description of the book since it is not a “second law,” but rather the record of Moses’ words of explanation concerning the law. Deuteronomy completes the five-part literary unit called the Pentateuch.
Author and Date
Moses has been traditionally recognized as the author of Deuteronomy, since the book itself testifies that Moses wrote it (1:1, 5; 31:9, 22, 24). Both the OT (1 Kin. 2:3; 8:53; 2 Kin. 14:6; 18:12) and the NT (Acts 3:22, 23; Rom. 10:19) support the claim of Mosaic authorship. While Deut. 32:48—34:12 was added after Moses’ death (probably by Joshua), the rest of the book came from Moses’ hand just before his death in 1405 B.C.
The majority of the book is comprised of farewell speeches that the 120-year-old Moses gave to Israel, beginning on the first day of the 11th month of the 40th year after the Exodus from Egypt (1:3). These speeches can be dated Jan.–Feb., 1405 B.C. In the last few weeks of Moses’ life, he committed these speeches to writing and gave them to the priests and elders for the coming generations of Israel (31:9, 24–26).
Background and Setting
Like Leviticus, Deuteronomy does not advance historically, but takes place entirely in one location over about one month of time (cf. Deut. 1:3 and 34:8 with Josh. 5:6–12). Israel was encamped in the central rift valley to the E of the Jordan River (Deut. 1:1). This location was referred to in Num. 36:13 as “the plains of Moab,” an area N of the Arnon River across the Jordan River from Jericho. It had been almost 40 years since the Israelites had exited Egypt.
The book of Deuteronomy concentrates on events that took place in the final weeks of Moses’ life. The major event was the verbal communication of divine revelation from Moses to the people of Israel (1:1—30:20; 31:30–32:47; 33:1–29). The only other events recorded were: 1) Moses’ recording the law in a book and his commissioning of Joshua as the new leader (31:1–29); 2) Moses’ viewing of the land of Canaan from Mt. Nebo (32:48–52; 34:1–4); and 3) his death (34:5–12).
