And Jehovah said to Moses, Number all the first-born of the males of the sons of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

And Jehovah said to Moses, They shall offer their offering, each ruler on his day, for the dedication of the altar.

And those men said to him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man. Why are we kept back that we may not offer an offering of Jehovah in its appointed time among the sons of Israel?

And Moses said to them, You wait, and I will hear what Jehovah will command about you.

And Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law: We are going to the place of which Jehovah said, I will give it to you. Come with us, and we will do you good. For Jehovah has spoken good concerning Israel.

And he said to him, I will not go, but I will go to my own land and to my kindred.

And he said, Please do not leave us, because you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and so you may be to us for eyes.

And it happened when the ark pulled up, Moses said, Rise up, Jehovah, and let Your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate You flee before You.

And when it rested, he said, Return, O Jehovah, to the many thousands of Israel.

And the mixed multitude in their midst lusted with great lust. And the sons of Israel also turned and wept, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

And Moses said to Jehovah, Why have You afflicted Your servant? And why have I not found favor in Your sight, so that You lay the burden of all this people upon me?

And Jehovah said to Moses, Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people, and the officers over them. And bring them to the tabernacle of the congregation so that they may stand there with you.

And Moses said, The people among whom I am are six hundred thousand footmen. And You have said, I will give them flesh so that they may eat a whole month!

And Jehovah said to Moses, Has Jehovah's hand become short? You shall see now whether or not My word shall come to pass to you.

And a young man ran and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.

And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, make them cease.

And Moses said to him, Are you jealous for my sake? Would God that all Jehovah's people were prophets, that Jehovah would put His Spirit upon them!

And they said, Has Jehovah indeed spoken only by Moses? Has He not also spoken by us? And Jehovah heard.

And He said, Hear now My words. If there is a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make Myself known to him in a vision, and will speak to him in a dream.

And Aaron said to Moses, Oh, my lord, I beg you, do not lay upon us the sin in which we have done foolishly, and in which we have sinned.

And Jehovah said to Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? Let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received.

And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, Go up this way, southward, and go up into the mountain.

And they told him and said, We came to the land where you sent us, and surely it flows with milk and honey. And this is the fruit of it.

And Caleb stilled the people before Moses and said, Let us go up at once and possess it. For we are well able to overcome it.

But the men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.

And all the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron. And the whole congregation said to them, Oh that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or, Oh that we had died in the wilderness!

And they said to one another, Let us make a leader, and let us return to Egypt.

But all the congregation said to stone them with stones. And the glory of Jehovah appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the sons of Israel.

And Jehovah said to Moses, How long will this people provoke Me? And how long will it be before they believe Me, for all the signs which I have shown among them?

And Moses said to Jehovah, Then the Egyptians will hear, for You have brought up this people in Your might from among them.

And Jehovah said, I have pardoned according to your word.

But your little ones, which you said should be a prey, I will bring them in and they shall know the land which you have despised.

And Moses said, Why do you now go beyond the command of Jehovah, since it shall not be blessed?

And they put him under guard because it had not been clearly said what should be done to him.

And Jehovah said to Moses, The man shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.

And they gathered themselves against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take too much upon you, since all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and Jehovah is among them. Why then do you lift yourselves up above the congregation of Jehovah?

And Moses said to Korah, Hear now you sons of Levi;

And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab. And they said, We will not come up.

And Moses was very angry, and said to Jehovah, Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.

And Moses said to Korah, Stand before Jehovah, you and all your company, you and they, and Aaron, tomorrow.

And they fell upon their faces and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin and will You be angry with all the congregation?

And Moses said, By this you shall know that Jehovah has sent me to do all these works, and that not from my own heart.

And all Israel around them fled at their cry. For they said, Lest the earth swallow us up.

a memorial to the sons of Israel, that no stranger not of the seed of Aaron may come near to offer incense before Jehovah, so that he may not be as Korah and as his company, as Jehovah said to him by the hand of Moses.

And Moses said to Aaron, Take a fire-pan, and put fire in it from the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly to the congregation and make an atonement for them. For wrath has gone out from Jehovah. The plague has begun.

And Jehovah said to Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept as a token against the rebels. And you shall completely take away their murmurings from Me so that they do not die.

And Jehovah said to Aaron, You and your sons, and your father's house with you shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary. And you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

And Jehovah said to Aaron, You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any part among them. I am your part and your inheritance among the sons of Israel.

But the tithes of the sons of Israel, which they offer as a heave offering to Jehovah, I have given to the Levites to inherit. Therefore I have said to them, Among the sons of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said to them, Hear now you rebels. Must we bring water for you out of this rock?

And Edom said to him, You shall not pass by me, lest I come out against you with the sword.

And the sons of Israel said to him, We will go by the highway. And if I and my cattle drink of your water, then I will pay for it. Without doing anything, I will only go through on my feet.

And he said, You shall not go through. And Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand.

And Israel vowed a vow to Jehovah and said, If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will completely destroy their cities.

And the people came to Moses and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against Jehovah and against you. Pray to Jehovah that He take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

And Jehovah said to Moses, Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole. And it shall be when everyone that is bitten, when he looks upon it, he shall live.

Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of Jehovah, Waheb in Suphah, and in the torrents of Arnon,

And Jehovah said to Moses, Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, and all his people and his land. And you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites who lived at Heshbon.

And Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now this company is licking up all around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

And he said to them, Stay here tonight, and I will bring you word again, as Jehovah shall speak to me. And the leaders of Moab stayed with Balaam.

And God came to Balaam and said, What men are these with you?

And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,

And God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.

And Balaam rose up in the morning and said to the leaders of Balak, Go into your land, for Jehovah refuses to let me go with you.

And the leaders of Moab rose up. And they went to Balak and said, Balaam refuses to come with us.

And they came to Balaam and said to him, So says Balak the son of Zippor, Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me.

And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah my God, to do less or more.

And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, If the men come to call you, rise up, go with them. But still, the word which I shall say to you, that you shall do.

And Jehovah opened the mouth of the ass, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to you, that you have beaten me these three times?

And Balaam said to the ass, Because you have mocked me. I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would kill you.

And the ass said to Balaam, Am I not your ass, upon which you have ridden ever since I was yours, to this day? Was I ever known to do so to you? And he said, No.

And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, Why have you beaten your ass these three times? Behold! I went out to be an enemy to you, because your way is perverse before Me.

And Balaam said to the Angel of Jehovah, I have sinned. For I did not know that You stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases You, I will go back again.

And the Angel of Jehovah said to Balaam, Go with the men. But only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak. So Balaam went with the leaders of Balak.

And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able indeed to lift you up to honor?

And Balaam said to Balak, Lo, I have come to you. Have I now any power at all to say anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I shall speak.

And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare here seven oxen and seven rams for me.

And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go. Perhaps Jehovah will come to meet me. And whatever He reveals to me I will tell you. And he went to a high place.

And God met Balaam. And he said to Him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon the altar a bull and a ram.

And Jehovah put a word in Balaam's mouth and said, Return to Balak, and so you shall speak.

And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, defy Israel.

And Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have kept on blessing them!

And he answered and said, Must I not be careful to speak that which Jehovah has put in my mouth?

And Balak said to him, Please come with me to another place from where you may see them. You shall see only their edge, and shall not see them all. And curse them from there for me.

And he said to Balak, Stand here by your burnt offering while I meet Him yonder.

And Jehovah met Balaam and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again to Balak and say this.

And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the leaders of Moab were with him. And Balak said to him, What has Jehovah spoken?

And he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear. Listen to me, son of Zippor.

God is not a man that He should lie, neither the son of man that He should repent. Has He said, and shall He not do it? Or has He spoken, and shall He not make it good?

Surely, there is no spell against Jacob, nor any fortune-telling against Israel. According to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What God has worked!

And Balak said to Balaam, Neither curse them at all nor bless them at all.

But Balaam answered and said to Balak, Did I not tell you, saying, All that Jehovah speaks, that I must do?

And Balak said to Balaam, Please, come. I will bring you into another place. Perhaps it will please God that you will curse them for me from there.

And Balaam said to Balak, Build seven altars here for me, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams here for me.

And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on the altar.

And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said;

he has said; he who heard the words of God, who saw the vision of the Almighty, falling down but having his eyes open;

And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam. And he struck his hands together. And Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have kept on blessing these three times.

And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not speak also to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,

If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the mouth of Jehovah, to do good or bad of my own mind. What Jehovah said, that I will speak.