Category Archives: Numbers

1 Meanwhile, there arose a murmur among the people against the Lord, as if they were grief-stricken because of their labors. And when the Lord had heard it, he was angry. And when the fire of the Lord was enflamed against them, it devoured those who were at the extreme end of the camp. 2 […]

1 And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses, because of his wife, an Ethiopian, 2 and they said: “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Has he not also spoken similarly to us?” And when the Lord had heard this, 3 (for Moses was a man exceedingly meek, beyond all the men who were living […]

1 And the people set out from Hazeroth, and they pitched their tents in the desert of Paran. 2 And there, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 3 “Send men, who may examine the land of Canaan, which I will give to the sons of Israel, one from the rulers of each tribe.” 4 Moses […]

1 And so, crying out, the entire crowd wept throughout that night. 2 And all the sons of Israel were murmuring against Moses and Aaron, saying: 3 “If only we had died in Egypt,” and, “If only we would perish in this vast wilderness,” and, “May the Lord not lead us into this land, lest […]

1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: When you will have entered into the land of your habitation, which I will give you, 3 and you make an offering to the Lord, as a holocaust or as a victim, paying your vows, […]

1 Then, behold, Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and also On the son of Peleth, of the sons of Ruben, 2 rose up against Moses, with two hundred fifty others of the sons of Israel, leading men of the […]

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and receive from each of them a rod by their kinships, from all the leaders of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of each one on his rod. 3 But the name of Aaron shall be for the […]

1 And the Lord said to Aaron: “You, and your sons, and the house of your father with you, shall carry the iniquity of the Sanctuary. And you and your sons together shall bear the sins of your priesthood. 2 But take to yourselves also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, and the scepter […]

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 “This is the ritual that the Lord has appointed for a victim. Instruct the sons of Israel, so that they may bring to you a red cow of full maturity, in which there is no blemish, and which has not carried a yoke. 3 […]

1 And the sons of Israel, and the entire multitude, went into the desert of Sin, in the first month. And the people stayed at Kadesh. And Miriam died there, and she was buried in the same place. 2 And when the people were in need of water, they came together against Moses and Aaron. […]