Numbers 5:3

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead:

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.

4 And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp: as the LORD spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.

5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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
You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.”
KJV
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.
WEB
You shall put both male and female outside of the camp so that they don’t defile their camp, in the midst of which I dwell.”
ASV
both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camp, in the midst whereof I dwell.
DARBY
both male and female shall ye put out; outside the camp shall ye put them, that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.
BLB
From male to female you⁺ shall put out, toward the outside of the camp you⁺ shall put them, that they may not defile their camps in the midst of which I dwell.”
ÅB
Både mann og kvinne skal dere sende bort; utenfor leiren skal dere sende dem, for at de ikke skal gjøre deres leir uren, der hvor jeg bor midt iblant dem.
OTB
Dere skal sende både menn og kvinner utenfor leiren, slik at de ikke gjør leiren uren, der jeg bor blant dem."
B1930
Både mann og kvinne skal I sende bort; utenfor leiren skal I sende dem, forat de ikke skal gjøre deres leir uren, der hvor jeg bor midt iblandt dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 23:14

    For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.

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  • Leviticus 26:11–12

    And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.

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  • Numbers 35:34

    Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.

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  • Psalms 68:18

    Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

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  • Revelation 21:3

    And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

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  • Titus 3:10

    A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

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  • Revelation 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.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 3:6

    Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

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