There are two kinds of paragraph divisions in the Hebrew text given by the inspiration of the Spirit. A p’tuchah marker {p} is a strong division and indicates completion of a topic or theme. A stumah marker {s} is a weak division and indicates a new facet of the same topic or theme. The Hebrew Bible in English includes the paragraph divisions which the English translators have discarded.
The topic sentences following the divisions are my own; your study may come up with something different.
1:1-19 {s} Leaders chosen by fathers’ tribes to number Israel
1:20-21 {p} Number of the army of Reuben: 46,500
1:1-21 Strong Theme {s+p} Leaders of the tribes to number Israel, so Reuben was numbered
1:22-23 {p} Number of the army of Simeon: 59,300
1:24-25 {p} Number of the army of Gad: 45,650
1:26-27 {p} Number of the army of Judah: 74,600
1:28-29 {p} Number of the army of Issachar: 54,400
1:30-31 {p} Number of the army of Zebulun: 57,400
1:32-33 {p} Number of the army of Ephraim: 40,500
1:34-35 {p} Number of the army of Manasseh: 32,200
1:36-37 {p} Number of the army of Benjamin: 35,400
1:38-39 {p} Number of the army of Dan: 62,700
1:40-41 {p} Number of the army of Asher: 41,500
1:42-43 {p} Number of the army of Naphtali: 53,400
1:44-47 {p} Number of the armies of Israel: 603,550
1:48-54 {p} The Levites not numbered as they have charge of the tabernacle
1:22-1:54 Strong Theme {px13} Number of the armies of Israel, but the Levites not numbered
2:1-9 {s} East camp 1st: Judah, Issachar, Zebulun: 186,400
2:10-16 {s} South camp 2nd: Reuben, Simeon, Gad: 151,450
2:17 {s} Tabernacle of meeting with the Levites in the middle
2:18-24 {s} West camp 3rd: Ephraim, Manasseh, Benjamin: 108,100
2:25-31 {p} North camp last: Dan, Asher, Naphtali: 157,600
2:1-31 Strong Theme {sx4+p} Encampment of the tribes of Israel around the tabernacle
2:32-34 {p} Number of the children of Israel, but the Levites not numbered
3:1-4 {p} Sons of Aaron who ministered as priests
3:5-10 {p} Aaron and sons attend to his priesthood, Levites attend to Aaron and the tabernacle
3:11-13 {p} YHVH has taken the Levites instead of every firstborn
3:1-13 Strong Theme {px3} Aaron to attend to the priesthood, Levites to attend to the tabernacle instead of the firstborn
3:14-26 {s} Number the Levites/ Gershon’s number and duties
3:27-39 {s} Kohath and Merari’s number and duties/ Camp of Moses and Aaron/ Number of Levites
3:40-43 {p} Number of the firstborn males
3:14-43 Strong Theme {sx2+p} Number of the Levites and the firstborn males
3:44-51 {p} Redemption money for the firstborn
4:1-16 {p} Duty of Kohath under Eleazar the priest
4:17-20 {p} That Kohath may live and not die
4:1-20 Strong Theme {px2} Duty of Kohath under Eleazar the priest, that Kohath may live and not die
4:21-28 {s} Duty of Gershon under Ithamar the priest
4:29-37 {s} Duty of Merari under Ithamar the priest/ Number of Kohath
4:38-49 {p} Number of Gershon and Merari/ Number of the Levites
4:21-49 Strong Theme {sx2+p} Duty of Gershon and Merari under Ithamar the priest/ Number of the Levites
5:1-4 {p} Put out of the camp the unclean and defiled
5:5-10 {p} Making restitution toward YHVH
5:11-31 {p} Law of a jealous husband
6:1-21 {p} Law of the Nazirite
5:1-6:21 Strong Theme {px4} Unclean outside YHVH’s camp, the clean inside
6:22-23 {s} Aaron and his sons to bless the children of Israel
6:24 {s} YHVH bless you and keep you
6:25 {s} YHVH make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you
6:26 {s} YHVH lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace
6:27 {s} Priests put YHVH’s name on Israel and He will bless them
7:1-11 {s} Leaders’ offering for the Levites, and the dedication of the altar
7:12-17 {p} 1st day offering from Nahshon leader of Judah
6:22-7:17 Strong Theme {sx6+p} High Priest’s blessing meets the Ruler from Judah at the altar
7:18-23 {p} 2nd day offering from Nethanel leader of Issachar
7:24-29 {p} 3rd day offering from Eliab leader of Zebulun
7:30-35 {p}4th day offering from Elizur leader of Reuben
7:36-41 {p} 5th day offering from Shelumiel leader of Simeon
7:42-47 {p} 6th day offering from Eliasaph leader of Gad
7:48-53 {p} 7th day offering from Elishamah leader of Ephraim
7:54-59 {p} 8th day offering from Gamaliel leader of Manasseh
7:60-65 {p} 9th day offering from Abidan leader of Benjamin
7:66-71 {p} 10th day offering from Ahiezer leader of Dan
7:72-77 {p} 11th day offering from Pagiel leader of Asher
7:78-83 {p} 12th day offering from Ahira leader of Naphtali
7:84-89 {p} Anointed, dedicated altar leads to relationship with YHVH
7:18-89 Strong Theme {px12} Anointed, dedicated altar leads to relationship with YHVH
8:1-4 {p} Arrangement of the seven lamps of the menorah
8:5-22 {s} Cleansing of the Levites
8:23-26 {p} Levites work in the tabernacle
8:5-26 Strong Theme {s+p} Cleansing of the Levites for the work of the tabernacle
9:1-8 {p} Passover keeping prevented by defilement
9:9-14 {s} Second month Passover/ one Torah for all
9:15-23 {p} Israel encamped and journeyed at the command of YHVH
9:9-23 Strong Theme (s+p} Presence, glory of YHVH bounded by keeping the command of YHVH
10:1-10 {p} Law of the two silver trumpets
10:11-28 {s} 2nd year, 2nd month, 20th day, Israel broke camp in order
10:29-34 {s} Moses entreats his father-in-law
10:35-36 {p} Moses’ blessing over the ark
10:11-36 Strong Theme {s+s+p} Israel set forward as the ark sought a resting place for them
11:1-15 {p} Complaint against YHVH: intense craving for meat
11:16-22 {p} YHVH to give them meat for 30 days
11:23-35 {p} Seventy elders commissioned/ quail given, but graves of craving
11:1-35 Strong Theme {px3} Complaint of no meat, and its consequence
12:1-3 {s} Complaint of Miriam and Aaron against Moses
12:4-13 {p} Miriam becomes leprous
12:14-16 {p} Miriam shut out of the camp seven days, then received again
12:1-16 Strong Theme {s+p+p} Complaint against Moses, and its consequence
13:1-14:10 {p} Ten spies with an evil report
14:11-25 {p} The generation who tested YHVH ten times
14:26-45 {p} Forty years of wilderness wandering
13:1-14:45 Strong Theme {px3} The evil report tested YHVH for the tenth time, with the consequence of wilderness wandering
15:1-16 {p} Law of the burnt offering
15:17-21 {s} Law of the firstfruits offering
15:22-26 {s} Law of unintentional sin
15:27-31 {p} Law of the sin offering for unintentional or presumptuous sins
15:17-31 Strong Theme {sx2+p}
15:32-34 {s} Man who gathered sticks on the Sabbath
15:35-36 {p} Man who sinned presumptuously stoned with stones
15:32-36 Strong Theme {s+p} Man who gathered sticks on the Sabbath did so presumptuously, and was stoned with stones
15:37-41 {p} Law of tassels on the four corners of the garments
16:1-19 {s} Rebellion of Korah, Dathan and Abirim, and 250 leaders
16:20-22 {s} Intercession of Moses and Aaron
16:23-35 {s} Ground swallows the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
16:36-40 {p} Burned censors a covering for the incense altar as a warning
16:1-40 Strong Theme {sx3+p}
16:41-43 {s} Rebellion of all the congregation of Israel
16:44-50 {p} Aaron between the dead and the living so that the plague ceased
16:41-50 Strong Theme {s+p}
17:1-9 {p} Aaron’s rod that budded
17:10-11 {p} Aaron’s rod kept as a memorial
17:12-13 {s} Whoever comes near the tabernacle perishes
18:1-7 {p} Aaron to attend to his priesthood
17:12-18:7 Strong Theme {s+p}
18:8-20 {s} Priests’ portions
18:21-24 {p} Levites portion: the tithe
18:25-32 {p} Levites to give a tithe of the tithe to Aaron and sons
18:8-32 Strong Theme {s+px2}
19:1-22 {p} Law of the red heifer for purification
20:1-6 {p} Death of Miriam/ complaint of no water
20:7-11 {s} Moses draws water from the rock in disobedience
20:12-13 {s} Because Moses did not believe, he will not bring Israel in (Meribah)
20:14-21 {p} Edom refused Israel passage
20:7-21 Strong Theme {sx2+p}
20:22-29 {s} Death of Aaron
21:1-3 {p} Destruction of the Canaanites of Hormah
20:22-21:3 Strong Theme {s+p}
21:4-16 {s} Complaint at the Way of the Red Sea
21:17-20 {p} Praise at the Well of Beer
21:4-16 Strong Theme {s+p}
21:21-22:1 {s} Defeat of kings Sihon and Og
22:2-24:25 {p} Balak and Balaam
21:21-24:25 Strong Theme {s+p}
25:1-9 {p} Idolatry with Baal of Peor
25:10-15 {p} YHVH’s covenant of peace with Phinehas
25:16-26:1a {p} Harass the Midianites and attack them
26:1b-11 {s} Number of Reuben was 43,730
26:12-14 {s} Number of Simeon was 22,200
26:15-18 {s} Number of Gad was 40,500
26:19-22 {s} Number of Judah was 76,500
26:23-25 {s} Number of Issachar was 64,300
26:26-27 {s} Number of Zebulun was 60,500
26:28-34 {s} Number of Joseph: of Manasseh was 52,700,
26:35-37 {s} Number of Joseph: of Ephraim was 32,500
26:38-41 {s} Number of Benjamin was 45,600
26:42-43 {s} Number of Dan was 64,400
26:44-47 {s} Number of Asher was 53,400
26:48-51 {p} Number of Naphtali was 45,400, total = 601,730
26:1b-51 Strong Theme {sx11+p}
26:52-56 {s} To these the land shall be divided
26:57-65 {s} Number of Levites when none were numbered previously
27:1-5 {p} Daughters of Zelophehad
27:6-11 {p} Law of inheritance if a man dies without a son
26:52-27:11 Strong Theme {sx2+pX2}
27:12-14 {s} Moses to see the land before his death
27:15-23 {p} Joshua inaugurated to lead the people in
27:12-23 Strong Theme {s+p}
28:1-8 {p} Daily offerings, morning and evening
28:9-10 {p} Offerings for the Sabbath
28:11-15 {s} Offerings for the new moon
28:16-25 {s} Offerings for Passover and Unleavened Bread
28:26-31 {p} Offerings for the Feast of Weeks
28:11-31 Strong Theme {sx2+p}
29:1-6 {s} Offerings for the Feast of Trumpets
29:7-11 {s} Offerings for the Day of Atonement
29:12-16 {s} Offerings for the 1st day of Tabernacles (13)
29:17-19 {s} Offerings for the 2nd day of Tabernacles (12)
29:20-22 {s} Offerings for the 3rd day of Tabernacles (11)
29:23-25 {s} Offerings for the 4th day of Tabernacles (10)
29:26-28 {s} Offerings for the 5th day of Tabernacles (9)
29:29-31 {s} Offerings for the 6th day of Tabernacles (8)
29:32-34 {s} Offerings for the 7th day of Tabernacles (7) = 70
29:35-40 {p} Offerings for the 8th day following Tabernacles (1)
29:1-40 Strong Theme {sx9+p}
30:1-16 {p} Law concerning vows
31:1-12 {s} Defeat of Midian
31:13-20 {s} Purification following battle
31:21-24 {s} Purification of metals
31:25-54 {p} Division of the plunder
31:1-54 Strong Theme {sx3+p}
32:1-4 {s} East of the Jordan is a land for livestock
32:5-15 {s} Reuben and Gad’s request to inherit the east side
32:16-19 {p} Reuben and Gad’s vow to cross over to help Israel inherit
32:1-19 Strong Theme {sx2+p}
32:20-42 {p} Reuben, Gad, half Manasseh inherit east of the Jordan
33:1-39 {s} Journey of Israel from Egypt to the death of Aaron
33:40-49 {s} Journey of Israel from Mount Hor to Acacia Grove
33:50-56 {p} Israel shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land and possess it
33:1-56 Strong Theme {sx2+p}
34:1-15 {p} Boundaries of Canaan, which Israel is to inherit by lot
34:16-29 {p} Leaders of the tribes who will divide the land
35:1-8 {p} Cities for the Levites among the tribes
35:9-34 {p} Cities of refuge, and the distinction between murder and manslaughter
36:1-13 {p} Marriage of the daughters of Zelophehad, so that his inheritance is retained
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