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# Numbers 15 General Notes #
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#### Special concepts in this chapter ####
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##### Purifying the people #####
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As the people travel through the wilderness, Yahweh is purifying them. He is doing this so that they are able to enter into the Promised Land. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/purify]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/promisedland]])
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#### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter ####
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##### Prostitution #####
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The imagery of prostitution is commonly used in Scripture to indicate that Yahweh alone is to be worshiped. The people are compared to the prostitute because a husband is to only have a sexual relationship with his wife. Both the prostitute and the worship of other gods are violations of this exclusive relationship. Many cultures will struggle with this imagery because of a desire to use euphemisms. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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## Links: ##
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* __[Numbers 15:01 Notes](./01.md)__
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__[<<](../14/intro.md) | [>>](../16/intro.md)__
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