15. Bear her iniquity. The full responsibility was his; she was free. For the nature of the guilt incurred and the ritual required to be free from it, see Lev. 5:4-10.
1. The Lord spake. As recorded in 25:16-18, the command to smite the Midianites had already been given to Moses; now he was to organize the military expedition to execute God’s will. The Midianites, at the suggestion of Balaam, had led Israel into grievous sin, which in turn brought a plague from God upon His people.