Numbers 35:10
8 The cities that you apportion from the territory of the Israelites should be given to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one.”
9 Then the LORD said to Moses,
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
11 designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.
12 You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
- KJV
- Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
- WEB
- “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
- ASV
- Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
- DARBY
- Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
- BLB
- “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them: When you⁺ cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
- ÅB
- Tal til Israels barn og si til dem: Når dere er gått over Jordan inn i Kana'ans land,
- OTB
- "Si til israelittene: 'Når dere krysser Jordan inn i Kanaans land,
- B1930
- Tal til Israels barn og si til dem: Når I er gått over Jordan inn i Kana'ans land,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 34:2
“Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries:
Read in contextDeuteronomy 19:1–2
When the LORD your God has cut off the nations whose land He is giving you, and when you have driven them out and settled in their cities and houses,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 12:9
For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.
Read in contextLeviticus 14:34
“When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your possession, and I put a contamination of mildew into a house in that land,
Read in contextLeviticus 25:2
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land that I am giving you, the land itself must observe a Sabbath to the LORD.
Read in contextJoshua 20:2–6
“Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,
Read in context