21 follows on 20”, the death of Aaron, but “Ὁ continues 207, the march from Kadesh, and the story of the serpents is also given to E on the ground of verbal parallels, see above,—0-s 110-15 and 16:39 consist of extracts from itineraries assigned to P, E, and J. Each opens with a different for- mula, FP! 1a 991, 33, 220% 21> 12-18 cf. Dt 10%, a fragment prob. from Εἰ, 715. 18>-9,_> aorees with Jg 118 (prob. based on E) but not with Nu 33, Chee that in 3 the people are not so far on as in 4, and that in * another J fragment begins which has its sequel in * (Ammon is left out in Jg 1119: and * ||"). J tells of conquest and occu- pation of cities and towns 35. 5, E of the land 3" 8!
Some J phrases may be added :—twhereof J” said 16 102, gather ... together ct. P207 £1116 Heb. form, cf. Ex 816 42, sang Isr. this song Ex 151, field of Moab ® Gn 8635 of. Gn 823, looketh down upon ® 2323, from its similarity of matter to
ἘΝ ἘΞ is regarded asa gloss, no mention of Og being now found
22-24: In the art BALAAM will be found a com- parison of the accounts in P and JE, and also of the main reasons for the analysis of JE. It will be enough here to subjoin some of the more striking details on which the partition rests.
J—(a) Moab is distressed δὺ Ex 113, (Ὁ) the elders of Moab? (and of Midian 4. Τὴ are sent as messengers % 2412 (servants of Balak 18) unto Balaam, (c) to the land of the children of his people Cammé, perh. read with good auth. of Ammon) ὅς, (d) with rewards 7 of, 18 2418 and promise of promotion to honour 17. 37 2411 ; (6) Balaam sets out innocently % accompanied only by Ais 2 servants @ and is stopped and warned through the ass ΣΡ 35. (8dr), (f) the Jangel of J” appearing 31 by day 2; (g) in spite of his fame for magic 7 24! Balnam responds solely to the Spirit of God 24%, having promised not to go beyond the word of J” 18 24\3—Jhless . . . Jourse 6249, silver and gold 182413 Gn 133 2435.58; ride 2230 Gn 2461, sword drawn in. . . 5.5] Jos 513 turn aside 23.2% 202), these three times 35. δ 241% of. 14%, thy life long © Gn 4815; vthy (era) place 2411.8,
ὺ 8) Moab is sore afraid ὃ» ; (b) the princes 6f Moab are sent for B, 816. 19-21. 40 936.17; (0) to Pethor, which ὦ by the River (i.e. Euphrates, in the far East, cf. Aram 237) δὺ οἱ, Gn 31% Ex 29%) Joe 24%. 140; (4) urgency being shown by a second more dis- tinguished embassy 1° while Β. is weloomed with a feast # ; (6)
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with a caution ™,
Balaam is first forbidden to go 13, then let ret Balaam twice
(f) God speaking to him at night £12. 19f. s ( lavish sacrifices tries to win an acceptable message 23! 14, yet will only speak what God speaks to him ® or puts in his mouth 8 098. 12 l6_bring . . . word 813%, God came unto B. 9. 2 Gn 203 SIM, saddled his ass Ἢ Gn 223, utmost part 3b 2016, send 57 οἱ, Jos 24%, offered 234 Gn 2213,
25'° is almost the last piece of JE in Nu, and contains both elements. J—(a) the people 1”, (Ὁ)
began to commit whoredom with the daughters of
Moab*”, (c) who seduced them to worship ¢heir gods * Ex 34; (d) J” isangry, and bids Moses take all the chiefs and hang them up before the sun‘,
E—(a) Jsr.,(b) abode in Shittim™ Jos 91, (c) and Isr. joined himself to the Baal of Peor*; (ἃ) Moses bids the judges (cf. Ex 18) slay every one his men who had sinned δ,
25° has lost its beginning, but it is clearly Ps, and may have ascribed the temptation by Midian- itish women to Balaam (cf. 31)° P*), R® seems to have preferred }° as a commencement, but the plague raging in ® does not answer either to * or °, ®18 interrupts the connexion with 26! and is assigned to P*, preparing the way for 31.
26 relates the second census of the people after the forty years. It is encumbered with interpola- tions in *1¥. 11. 8s. δδὺ-61. if. and can hardly be Ρε, The order of tribes follows 1” P* (except Man- asseh before Ephraim, see table above), and the clans are dependent on Gn 465% P*, Moreover, the order for the division of the land is given to Moses, who was not to enter it, 27°, Dt 32, and with- out even naming the land or announcing its con- quest (contrast 33°": 3435.) The phrase as J” com- manded Moses is also late. Thus 26 may be based on P¥ but belongs now to P*.
27-4, on the case of Zelophehad’s daughters, follows on 26°, and the hraseology is of like character with 26,.—14 at Dt 32*- can hardly both be original. The suggestion of Dillmann is a happy one, that the insertion of Dt in P required the announcement of the death of Moses to be placed later, and that this passage, which does not open like P*, has been inserted by an editor to fill the gap.— is then supposed to have been orig. eee by Dt 328-2; probably an account of