The Living Bible (506 page)
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28:16
on April first,
literally, “on the fourteenth day of the first month” (of the Hebrew calendar).
when the death angel passed over . . . leaving them unharmed,
implied.
28:26
The Harvest Festival,
also called Pentecost, the Feast of Weeks, and the Day of Firstfruits.
29:1
fifteenth day of September,
literally, “upon the first day of the seventh month” (of the Hebrew calendar).
29:6
regular monthly burnt offering for that day,
literally, “burnt offerings of the new moon.”
29:7
Ten days later,
literally, “On the tenth day of the seventh month” (of the Hebrew calendar).
29:11
offered annually on that day,
implied.
29:12
Five days later,
literally, “On the fifteenth day of the seventh month” (of the Hebrew calendar).
31:6
accompanied by the Ark,
literally, “with the vessels of the sanctuary.”
31:36-40
went to the Levites,
literally, “were the Lord’s portion.”
32:42
led an army,
implied.
33:3-4
on the first day of April,
literally, “on the fifteenth day of the first month” (of the Hebrew calendar).
33:38-39
July 15,
literally, “the first day of the fifth month” (of the Hebrew calendar).
34:4
Scorpion Pass,
literally, “ascent of Akrabbim.”
1:1-5
February 15,
literally, “the first day of the eleventh month” (of the Hebrew calendar).
eleven days to travel by foot from Mount Horeb to Kadesh-barnea.
Kadesh-barnea was at the southern edge of the Promised Land.
1:19-21
on the border of the Promised Land,
implied.
5:11
You must never use my name to make a vow you don’t intend to keep,
literally, “You must not utter the name of the Lord your God to misuse it.”
5:22
Those were the only commandments he gave you at that time,
literally, “And he added no more.”
8:11
Beware that in your plenty,
implied.
11:6
descendants,
literally, “sons.”
11:21
you,
literally, “your fathers.”
14:1
as the heathen do when they worship idols,
implied.
14:19-20
With certain exceptions,
see Leviticus 11:20-23.
16:1
the month of April,
literally, “Abib”—the first month of the Hebrew calendar.
16:3
you left Egypt in such a hurry that there was no time for the bread to rise,
literally, “for you left Egypt in hurried flight.”
18:10
must be killed,
implied.
20:15
not to those in the Promised Land itself,
literally, “which are not of the cities of these nations.”
20:20
to make ladders, portable towers, and battering rams,
implied.
22:4
when it has slipped beneath its load,
implied.
22:9
the grapes shall be confiscated by the priests,
literally, “lest the fulness of the fruit be consecrated.”
22:19
one hundred dollars,
literally, “a hundred shekels of silver.” The exact value cannot be determined.
22:28-29
he must pay a fine,
literally, “shall pay her father fifty shekels of silver.”
22:30
his father’s widow,
literally, “his father’s wife.” The general law against adultery protected her and other wives while their husbands were living.
26:2-3
from each annual,
implied.
27:1
gave the people these further instructions to obey,
literally, “Keep all the commandments I enjoin on you today.”
27:2-4
with a coating of lime,
literally, “plaster them with plaster.”
27:8
upon the monument,
implied; see vv. 1-4.
27:14
Then the Levites standing between,
implied.
27:23
widowed,
implied. If she were still married, no special law would be needed to prohibit adultery.
31:2
I am no longer able to lead you,
literally, “I am no longer able to go out and come in.”
32:13
oil from stony ground,
or “oil from flinty rocks.”
32:15
Israel,
literally, “Jeshurun.”
32:25
the plague,
implied.
32:32
deeds,
literally, “grapes.”
32:34
Israel,
implied.
33:2
holy angels,
literally, “holy ones.”
33:9
and destroyed many sinners,
implied.
1:2
you are the new leader of Israel,
implied.
3:2-4
the Ark of God,
literally, “the Ark of the covenant of the Lord.”
3:12
for a special task.
Their duties are explained in 4:2-7.
4:19
the 25th of March,
literally, “The tenth day of the first month” (of the Jewish calendar).
4:23
forty years ago,
implied.
5:8-9
your shame of not being circumcised,
literally “the shame of Egypt.”
to end,
literally, “to roll” (away).
5:10
April first,
literally, “the fourteenth day of the first month” (of the Hebrew calendar).
6:26
See 1 Kings 16:34 for the fulfillment of this curse.
7:12
for they are cursed,
literally, “they have become ‘something which must be totally destroyed’ or else become totally God’s.”
8:11-13
another five thousand men.
These were evidently additional to the thirty thousand men already hiding there. Perhaps the additional five thousand were to intercept the forces expected from Bethel (v. 17).
8:31
as Moses had commanded,
see Deuteronomy 27:2-8.
8:32
each of the Ten Commandments,
literally, “the law of Moses.”
11:18
It took seven years,
implied in other text, literally, “a long time.”
13:2-7
In the north . . . stretching northward . . . on the coast,
implied.
13:15
Fitting the size of its territory to the size of its population,
literally, “according to its families.”
13:24
in proportion to its population,
literally, “according to its families.”
13:29
in proportion to its needs,
literally, “according to its families.”
14:2
by throwing dice,
literally, “by lot.”
15:18-19
as a wedding present,
implied.
15:37-44
The tribe of Judah also inherited twenty-five other cities with their villages,
implied; see vv. 41 and 44.
15:48-62
Judah also received these forty-four cities in the hill country with their surrounding villages,
implied in vv. 51, 54, 57, 59, 60, and 62, where the original text indicates subtotals of the number of cities assigned to Judah.
16:8
The western half of the northern boundary,
implied.
17:1
on the east side of the Jordan River,
implied.
17:2
on the west side of the Jordan,
implied.
17:4
as much property as the men of our tribe,
see Numbers 27:5-7.
18:16
the old city of Jerusalem,
implied.
18:21-28
These twenty-six cities were included in the land,
implied in vv. 24 and 28, where the original manuscript indicates subtotals.
19:2-7
these seventeen cities.
Totaled from vv. 6 and 7 of the original manuscripts, where subtotals are indicated.
19:15-16
besides those already mentioned,
implied.
20:2
as I instructed Moses,
see Numbers 35 and 1 Chronicles 6.