In this chapter, God describes how Israel is to handle situations involving both accidental death and murder. Accidental death allows for the perpetrator to flee to a city of refuge and live there until the death of the high-priest. But murderers are to die by the hand of the avenger of blood.

In this chapter God explains the borders for Israel's inheritance. Afterwards he appoints the elders to divide the land by lot and population.

This chapter contains an account of the wandering of Israel in the wilderness for forty years.

Gad and Ruben make a request that alarms Moses because it sounds like they are refusing to enter Chanaan as their fathers before them did. They request the pasture lands of Seon for their flocks and herds and its walled cities. They agree to fight until all of Israel receives its possession before returning to their inheritance on the other side of the Jordan.

Because Balaam encouraged Balac king of Moab to cause the women of Moab to fornicate with the children of Israel and to cause them to serve their gods, God commanded Moses to send in twelve thousand warriors to attack and plunder the Madianites. All the men were killed and only the animals and virgin females were spared.

In this chapter God explains that a father can veto his daughter's oaths, and a husband can veto his wife's oaths. God says that silence is agreement, and disagreement is necessary to cancel oaths.

In this chapter God explains the offerings to be given during the feasts (of trumpets)

In this chapter God explains how to offer proper gift offerings to the Lord.

Moses transferred the leadership of the congregation of Israel to Jesus son of Naue by the laying on of hands.

This chapter contains the subtotals for each tribe of Israel, which is totaled at the end.