Numbers 35:34
32 And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
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
- Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell. For I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.”
- KJV
- Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
- WEB
- You shall not defile the land which you inhabit, where I dwell; for I, the LORD, dwell among the children of Israel.’”
- ASV
- And thou shalt not defile the land which ye inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell: for I, Jehovah, dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.
- DARBY
- And ye shall not defile the land that ye inhabit, in the midst whereof I dwell; for I am Jehovah who dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.
- BLB
- You shall not defile the land that you⁺ are dwelling in, in the midst of which I dwell. For I, YHWH, dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel.”
- ÅB
- Du skal ikke gjøre det land dere bor i, urent, det land i hvis midte jeg bor; for jeg er Herren, som bor midt iblant Israels barn.
[^1]: østenfor. - OTB
- Ikke forurens landet hvor dere bor, hvor også jeg bor, for jeg, Herren, bor blant israelittene.'"
- B1930
- Du skal ikke gjøre det land I bor i, urent, det land i hvis midte jeg bor; for jeg er Herren, som bor midt iblandt Israels barn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 5:3
Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.
Read in contextPsalms 135:21
Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
Read in contextRevelation 21:27
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
Read in context2 Corinthians 6:16–17
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Read in context1 Kings 6:13
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
Read in contextExodus 29:45–46
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.
Read in contextExodus 25:8
And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
Read in contextPsalms 132:14
This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
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