Numbers 3:39

and Aaron. These two words are dotted in the Hebrew. See App-31 . The command was given to Moses alone (verses: Numbers 3:14 , Numbers 3:15 ), and was carried out by him alone (Numbers 3:16 ). As Aaron took part, according to Numbers 1:3 , Numbers 1:4 , and Numbers 4:41 , Numbers 4:45 , Numbers 4:46 , his name was included here by some ancient copyist; and later scribes dotted the words rather than leave them out.

commandment. Hebrew "mouth", put for what was spoken by it by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6 .