Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 .

spake. See note on Numbers 1:1 .

children = sons.

into the land. Note that the turning away from the land does not affect Jehovah's purpose to bring them in.

offering. Hebrew. 'ishsheh . App-43 .

burnt offering. Hebrew. 'olah. App-43 .

sacrifice. Hebrew. zebach. App-43 .

freewill offering. Hebrew. nedabah. App-43 .

offereth = bringeth near. App-43 .

offering = approach-offering. App-43 .

sacrifice. Probably peace-offerings. App-43 .

meat offering. App-43 .

offer = bring near. Hebrew. karab. App-43 .

offer = prepare. Hebrew. 'asah. App-43 .

as = according as.

he = the stranger.

congregation = assembly.

manner. Hebrew judgment, or ordinance.

cake = pierced cake.

heave offering. See note on Exodus 29:27 .

generations. Severus Codex reads this as singular. See App-34 .

atonement. See note on Exodus 29:33 .

sacrifice made by fire. Hebrew. 'ishsheh. App-43 .

all = the whole.

soul = person. Hebrew. nephesh See App-13 . Compare verses: Numbers 15:28 , Numbers 15:30 .

sin. Hebrew. chata. App-44 .

sinneth. Hebrew. shagag. App-44 .

sinneth. Hebrew. 'asah. App-44 .

presumptuously. Hebrew with a high hand.

iniquity. Hebrew. 'avah. App-44 . Put here by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6 , for the punishment produced by it.

while. Only three events recorded during the Punishment wanderings: (1) The Sabbath breaker (Numbers 15:32-36 ); (2) The usurpation of Korah (Numbers 16:1 , Numbers 16:17 , Numbers 16:13 ); and (3) The red heifer (Numbers 19:1-10 ).

man. Hebrew. 'ish . App-14 .

that gathered = gathering.

declared. Hebrew. parash, make known. This is the meaning of Greek. sunkrino, rendered "comparing" in 1 Corinthians 2:13 .

what should be done to him: i.e. what death he should die. It had been made known that he was to die, but not in what manner. Exodus 31:15 ; Exodus 35:2 .

said. See note on Numbers 3:40 .

as = according as.

fringes. Hebrew. zizith, a fringe, as in Deuteronomy 22:12 . Occurs only four times: here, verses: Numbers 15:38 , Numbers 15:39 , and Ezekiel 8:3 ( lock [of hair]) = a fringe where the threads hang down, like a lock of hair.

holy. See note on Exodus 3:5 .

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 .

the LORD your God. Figure of speech Epanadiplosis. App-6 . The word "Jehovah" beginning and ending the verse, to emphasize it.