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Numbers 5:3
3You shall send away both male and female; you shall send them outside the camp so that they will not defile their camp where I dwell in their midst.”
Numbers 5:3 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)Send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall put out both male and female, putting them outside the camp, that they may not defile their camp, in the midst of which I dwell."
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shall put out both male and female; you shall put them outside the camp, that they may not defile their camps in the midst of which I dwell.”
Context of Numbers 5:3
1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp every leper and everyone who has a discharge, and whoever is defiled [that is, ceremonially unclean] by [coming in contact with] the dead. You shall send away both male and female; you shall send them outside the camp so that they will not defile their camp where I dwell in their midst.” 4The Israelites did so, and sent them outside the camp; just as the Lord had said to Moses, so the Israelites did. 5And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Read all of Numbers 5Numbers 5:3 word by word
מִזָּכָ֤ר עַד־נְקֵבָה֙ תְּשַׁלֵּ֔חוּ אֶל־מִח֥וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה תְּשַׁלְּח֑וּם וְלֹ֤א יְטַמְּאוּ֙ אֶת־מַ֣חֲנֵיהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י שֹׁכֵ֥ן בְּתוֹכָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Both maleזָכָרzâkâr · maleH2145
- and femaleנְקֵבָהneqêbâh · femaleH5347
- shall ye put outשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
- the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
- them; that they defileטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
- in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- whereofאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- I dwellשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
Cross-references for Numbers 5:3
- 1 Kings 7:3And it was covered with cedar [as a roof] on the supporting beams that were upon the forty-five pillars, fifteen in each row.
- 1 Corinthians 5:13God alone sits in judgment on those who are outside [the faith]. Remove the wicked one from among you [expel him from your church].
- 2 Corinthians 6:17So come out from among unbelievers and be separate,” says the Lord, “And do not touch what is unclean; And I will graciously receive you and welcome you [with favor],
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6Now we command you, believers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by His authority, that you withdraw and keep away from every brother or sister who leads an undisciplined life and does not live in accordance with the tradition and teaching that you have received from us.
- Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of God’s grace; that no root of resentment springs up and causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;
- 2 John 1:10If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching [but diminishes or adds to the doctrine of Christ], do not receive or welcome him into your house, and do not give him a greeting or any encouragement;
- Revelation 21:27and nothing that defiles or profanes or is unwashed will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices abominations [detestable, morally repugnant things] and lying, but only those [will be admitted] whose names have been written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
- Numbers 19:22Furthermore, anything the unclean person touches shall be unclean, and anyone who touches it shall be [ceremonially] unclean until evening.’ ”
- Haggai 2:13Then Haggai said, “If one who is [ceremonially] unclean because of [contact with] a corpse touches any of these [articles of food], will it be unclean?” And the priests answered, “It will be unclean.” [Ceremonial uncleanness, like sin, is infectious.]
- Leviticus 26:11I will make My dwelling among you, and My soul will not reject nor separate itself from you.
- Deuteronomy 23:14Since the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp to rescue you and to defeat your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy (undefiled); and He must not see anything indecent among you or He will turn away from you.
- Psalms 68:18You have ascended on high, You have led away captive Your captives; You have received gifts among men, Even from the rebellious also, that the Lord God may dwell there.
- Isaiah 12:6Rejoice and shout for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
- 2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said: “I will dwell among them and walk among them; And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
- Revelation 21:3and then I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “See! The tabernacle of God is among men, and He will live among them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them [as their God,]
Commentaries on Numbers 5:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-4Verses 1-4 The general purpose of the directions given in this and the next chapter is to attest and to vindicate, by modes in harmony with the spirit of the theocratical law, the sanctity of the people of God. Thus, the congregation of Israel was made to typify the Church of God, within which, in its perfection, nothing that offends can be allowed to remain (compare Matthew 8:22; Revelation 21:27). The general purpose of the directions given in this and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Modern Western people may find it difficult to understand the Old Testament laws of purity. Today, things like skin diseases, bodily discharges, or contact with a dead body are viewed mainly as health concerns. But in the Old Testament, the main concern was protecting God’s holiness from ceremonial uncleanness (see Leviticus 11–15). The community had to keep the camp holy. Nothing unclean could touch what belonged to the Lord (Numbers 5:2–3). They had to…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-42. Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper--The exclusion of leprous persons from the camp in the wilderness, as from cities and villages afterwards, was a sanitary measure taken according to prescribed rules (Le 13:1-14:57). This exclusion of lepers from society has been acted upon ever since; and it affords almost the only instance in which any kind of attention is paid in the East to the prevention of contagion. The…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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