THE JPS TORAH COMMENTARY
Numbers במדבר
Commentary by JACOB MILGROM
| THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY | |
philadelphia · new york | 5750 / 1990 | |
Numbers Commentary © 1989 by The Jewish Publication Society
Masoretic Hebrew text, Codex Leningrad B19A, taken from Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) © 1967/77, 1983, by the Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart Synagogue adaptation and revised format © 1989 by The Jewish Publication Society
English translation of the Torah © 1962, 1985, 1989 by the Jewish Publication Society
All rights reserved First edition
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Milgrom, Jacob, 1923–
Numbers = [Ba-midbar]: the traditional Hebrew text with the new JPS translation / commentary by Jacob Milgrom.
p. cm.—(The JPS Torah commentary)
English and Hebrew; commentary in English
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-8276-0329-0.—ISBN 9-8276-0331-2 (set)
1. Bible. O.T. Numbers—Commentaries. I. Bible. O.T. Numbers. Hebrew. 1989. II. Bible. O.T. Numbers. English. Jewish Publication Society. 1989. III. Title. IV. Title: Ba-midbar. V. Series.
BS1265.3.M55 1989 89-38431
222’.14077—dc20 | CIP |
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GENESIS ISBN 0-8276-0326-6
EXODUS ISBN 0-8276-0327-4
LEVITICUS ISBN 0-8276-0328-2
DEUTERONOMY ISBN 0-8276-0330-4
Five-volume set ISBN 0-8276-0331-2
THE JPS COMMENTARY PROJECT
JEROME J. SHESTACK Chairman
JOSEPH L. MENDELSON Vice Chairman
Designed by ADRIANNE ONDERDONK DUDDEN
The author wishes to thank Rabbi Israel Stein for his careful reading and excellent suggestions.
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The Hebrew text is that of the Leningrad Codex B 19A, the oldest dated manuscript of the complete Hebrew Bible. Copied from a text written by the distinguished Masoretic scholar Aaron ben Moses ben Asher, who ...
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About The JPS Torah Commentary: NumbersMilgrom’s exhaustive commentary on Numbers offers penetrating insights into this sacred book. Throughout, he maintains respect for classical Jewish commentators, but does not hesitate to incorporate modern Biblical research. The commentary itself is divided into two parts, “The Generations of the Exodus” and “The Generations of the Conquest,” which are both supplemented by additional forays deeper into the text. These include sections on the census in the wilderness, purification from contamination by a corpse, the war against Midian, and many others. And all this is over and above the line-by-line analysis, the informative introduction, the footnotes, the charts, the maps, and the 77 excursuses to the commentary. Jacob Milgrom is a scholar and professor emeritus in the field of Biblical Studies at the University of California. He is most known for his research on the book of Leviticus and the purity regulations of the Torah. |
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