Num 16:37 | NETfull | STEP | “Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to pick up the censers out of the flame, for they are holy, and then scatter the coals of fire at a distance.

Numbers 16:37

37 “Tell ^{▼▼ Heb “say to.”} Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to pick up ^{▼▼ The verb is the jussive with a vav (ו) coming after the imperative; it may be subordinated to form a purpose clause (“that he may pick up”) or the object of the imperative.} the censers out of the flame, for they are holy, and then scatter the coals of fire ^{▼▼ The Hebrew text just has “fire,” but it would be hard to conceive of this action apart from the idea of coals of fire.} at a distance.