_Ps—{a) The leader is Korah 15, perhaps borrowed from J, and his associates, who are not Levites, are the 250 princes of the Peongregation (ct. 273, where it is implied that a Manassite might have been among them 2b. 6f. 18.85); (b) they complain of the sacerdotal pretensions of Moses and Aaron, as against the whole congregation 3, ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi 7> (transposed now from end of 8); (0) Moses P falls on his face, and then announces an ord for the morrow by offering incense #7 ; (ἃ) all the congregation are assembled by Korah at the door of the tent of meeting, Moses and Aaron are bidden to escape the coming general ruin, their intercession procures permission to the congregation to depart from the tabernacle, i.e. of J”, the words ‘of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram’ being a gloss, }>¥p not being used of a human dwelling 18. 34. 384. 37; (6) fire then comes forth from J” (i.e. presumally from
2 ies su) ig com: aoe ἘΣ assemb!
JSrom among he assembly $% (observe that Ps’s fire has still to come 85, so that this is distinct) ; (6) the censers of these sinners are beat oe τ a covering of, altar, and as a memorial of the rights of the priesthood 940,
17-18: These chapters are by general agreement assigned to Ps, But Cc nter (Oxf. Hex. ad loc.) gives reasons for considering this one of the earliest portions of that work, with which it is not quite uniform either in form (e.g. the address to Aaron instead of Moses 18)" 8: 3) or in substance (e.g. the apie of 3510 in 18?-7),—18-83 on the tithe of the tithe (observe the address to Moses *) appears to include fresh material.
19, on uncleanness by the dead, fills a serious gap noticeable in Ly 11-15. 1:18 prob. rests on old usage, but bears marks of late codification (e.g. Eleazar the Priest 5, statute of the law? 31"). The opening of 1.3 This is the law of at once suggests P* (cf. on Leviticus 1-7), and nothing seems to be incon- sistent with this. Can this section have belonged once to Ly 11-15 and been transferred here where the water of separation™, whose eecperetion and ae are described in 1, is more elaborately regu-
?
§ 8. The Plains of Moab: 20-36. A. Analysis.
3
J 19-20 21b
19) | “:.. 516 to border 3594 ἰο Kadeh “1 4-9
με) 23-29 QL ἃ to Hor
J 24b-25 26° 83-35”
᾿ς tO a! 21-ta Jabbok 91--.-ϑΌῸϑὄὉ
pe Livi Tje-abarim
J 8b-7 i 171. 22-36a Ammon 8-1 16
27’ 28 29-30’ 1-19 20-24’ 25
J
"ΟῚ ΩΝ ‘8:39 28 by oe 99 ᾿ 30-31 bere! 39 et Pp 1-14 1 1-40 1-16 1-38 J 89 40’ 411.
B. Summary.
20'3 EDeath of Miriam. 4°Water from the rock. “4:9 JEFailure of the route through Edom; "death of Aaron. 21 /Fighting with the Canaanites; ®the brazen serpent; “®conquest of the Amorites and occupation of their country. 22-24 7®Story of Balaam. 25 Sin and | punishment of Israel Εἴη the matter of Baal-Peor, 7*i
in going after the women “of Moab, Ῥοΐ Midian. 26-36 all P (except 32° /Man-
NUMBERS 571
ie conquests beyond Jordan): for contents see ow.
C. Critical Notes.
20-21: !¥ on Miriam’s death is given to E, ef. 191 Ex 15” and Gn 35%. In * (the people strove—ct. the congregation, the assembly, the children of Israel— with Moses—ct. with J” 15. Moses and Aaron 1: 5: 10) δ (cf. 1615 Ex 17}.3) & (speak unto the rock, ct. take the rod, presumably to smite the rock ®, unless Cornill’s reconstruction be adopted, by which ὃ is transposed to form the first command in P, dis- obedience to which constitutes the offence) there are se ted elements assigned to J’s Meribah story, E’s having come in Ex 17. The rest of 4 (with its sequel in 330.39) is left for P*, though it looks as if the editor had ont of tenderness obscured the account of the sin of Moses and Aaron (ef. the stronger expression in ™ rebelled),—*18. 2a and 212-* are o
viously from one hand, while ™ 2% show marks of difference pointing to J, as the other passages are reminiscent of Thus with
highway ct. king’s way “ 21”, and note that in J a formidable military advance ™ causes a retreat Ὧν, whereas E relates a mere refusal ™*, which leaves the people still at Kadesh to move at leisure ™,
‘ks of J are :—Jcattle, Jmuch people, strong hand Ex 819 18% 320, turned away, ct. turned aside 7 212%; and of E:— messengers 142121, Kadesh 10.14.16. Ὁ 1328, travail that hath befallen us 14 Ex 188, went down into Eg. 1s Jos 248, α tong time (Heb. many days) 15 Gn 21% Jos 247, evil entreated Jos 2420, an angel 16 Ex 1419, border 161. 21 2118.22, field . . . vineyard 17 2122 1614, by the tay to 214 14%, spake against 2157 121, sinned 217 1410, take away 217 Ex 23%, prayed, standard (or banner) 218 Ex 1715mg.).
211. The fighting between the Canaanite (the king of Arad being prob. a gloss) and Israel is generally supposed to be told by J, but the ppenamess are conflicting, and the ascription to
must be left as doubtful.