Read Numbers 4:21-7:89 at Bible Gateway.
num 4:21-7:89, naso paragraph divisions and chiastic structures 2012 jun 02
num 5-6, the law of jealousy and the nazirite 2011 mar 03
num 3:5-8:26 chiastic structure emcompassing naso 2011 mar 04
1a) Num 4:21-49 {s+s+p} The service of Gershon + Merari under Ithamar the priest;
1b) Num 5:1-4 {p} Separate the lepers, unclean, and defiled from the midst of the camp where Yehovah dwells:
1a) Num 5:1, And the Lord spoke to Moses;
1b) Num5:2, Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp lepers, unclean, and defiled;
central axis) Num 5:3, That they may not defile their camp in the midst of which I dwell;
2b) Num 5:4a, And the children of Israel did so, and put them outside the camp;
2a) Num 5:4b {p} As the Lord spoke to Moses, so the children of Israel did.
1c) Num 5:5-7a, Anyone who commits sin in unfaithfulness against the Lord, if they are guilty, they shall confess their sin;
1d) Num 5:7b-8a, They shall make restitution, but if no kinsman redeemer, it shall go to the Lord for the priest;
central axis) Num 5:8b, In addition to the ram of the atonement with which atonement is made for him;
2d) Num 5:9-10 {p} Every offering of the holy things of the children of Israel shall be the priest’s;
2c) Num 5:11-31 {p} The law of a jealous husband /unfaithful wife who does not confess her sin:
1a) Num 5:11-16, The law of jealousy:
1a.1) Num 5:11-13, If a man’s wife behaves unfaithfully and defiles herself;
1a.2) Num 5:14, And if the spirit of jealousy comes upon her husband whether or not she has defiled herself;
1a.3) Num 5:15-16, He shall bring her to the priest;
1b) Num 5:17-18, The bitter water that brings a curse;
central axis) Num 5:19-22, The oath and the curse;
2b) Num 5:23-28, The bitter water that brings a curse;
2a) Num 5:29-31, The law of jealousy:
2a.1) Num 5:29, If a wife while under her husband’s authority, defiles herself with unfaithfulness;
2a.2)Num 5:30a, Or when a spirit of jealousy comes upon a man;
2a.3) Num 5:30b-31 {p} He shall bring her before the priest to do this law upon her.
2b) Num 6:1-21 p The law of the Nazirite who separates himself to the Lord:
1a) Num 6:1-2, When anyone consecrates an offering to take the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord;
1b) Num 6:3-4, He shall separate himself from wine;
1c) Num 6:5, All the days of his separation he shall let the hair of his head grow;
1d) Num 6:6-12, The Nazirite shall not defile the days of his separation to the Lord with death;
central axis) Num 6:13, Now this is the law of the Nazirite, he shall be brought to the door of the tabernacle of meeting;
2d) Num 6:13b-17, When the days of his separation to the Lord are fulfilled, he shall offer his offerings;
2c) Num 6:18-20a, He shall shave his consecrated head at the door of the tent of meeting when his vow is completed;
2b) Num 6:20b, After that the Nazirite may drink wine;
2a) Num 6:21 {p} This is the law of the Nazirite who vows to the Lord the offering for his separation.
2a) Num 6:22-7:89, The service of Aaron + sons to bless/ the offering for Gershon + Merari:
1a) Num 6:22-27, Aaron and sons put Yehovah’s name on Israel to bless them:
1a) Num 6:22-23 {s} This is the way Aaron and his sons shall bless the children of Israel, they shall say;
1b) Num 6:24 {s} May Yehovah bless you and keep you;
1c) Num 6:25a, May Yehovah make His face shine upon you;
central axis) Num 6:25b {s} May Yehovah be gracious to you;
2c) Num 6:26a, May Yehovah lift up His countenance upon you;
2b) Num 6:26b {s} May Yehovah give you peace;
2a) Num 6:27 {s} So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them.
1b) Num 7:1-11 {s} The leaders’ offering for the Levites + the dedication of the altar:
1a) Num 7:1-3, The leaders of Israel brought an offering for the dedication of the altar;
1b) Num 7:4-5, You shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service;
central axis) Num 7:6-8, He gave them to Gershon and Merari, under the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron;
2b) Num 7:9, He did not give them to Kohath, because theirs was the service of the holy things;
2a) Num 7:10-11 {s} Now the leaders offered the dedication offering for the altar when it was anointed.
central axis) Num 7:12-83 {px12} 12 days of offerings from the leaders of the 12 tribes of Israel;
2b) Num 7:84-88, The leaders’ dedication offering for the altar;
2a) Num 7:89 {p} The voice of Yehovah above the mercy seat.
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