Numbers 35:1

Numbers 35:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the Lord said to Moses,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, saying:

Context of Numbers 35:1

Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying, 2“Command the sons of Israel that they give to the Levites from the inheritance of their possession cities to live in; and you shall give to the Levites pasture lands around the cities. 3The cities shall be theirs to live in; and their pasture lands shall be for their cattle and for their herds and for all their beasts.

Numbers 35:1 word by word

וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֑ב עַל־יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵח֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

• Now the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• spokeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• in the plainsעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · Plains (of Moab)H6160
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · (Plains of) MoabH4124
• by the Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Numbers 35:1

• Numbers 22:1Then the sons of Israel journeyed, and camped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan opposite Jericho.
• Numbers 26:63These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
• Numbers 31:12They brought the captives and the prey and the spoil to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest and to the congregation of the sons of Israel, to the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan opposite Jericho.
• Numbers 33:50Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying,
• Numbers 36:13These are the commandments and the ordinances which the Lord commanded to the sons of Israel through Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho.

Commentaries on Numbers 35:1

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The cities of the Levites. (1-8) The cities of refuge, The laws about murder. (9-34) Verses 1-8 The cities of the priests and Levites were not only to accommodate them, but to place them, as religious teachers, in several parts of the land. For though the typical service of the tabernacle or temple was only in one place, the preaching of the word of God, and prayer and praise, were not thus confined. These cities were to be given out of each tribe. Each…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8The tribe of Levi did not receive its own land. So chapter 35 explains how they received 48 towns spread out among the lands of the other tribes (see Joshua 21; see also Leviticus 25:32–34; 1 Chronicles 13:2; 2 Chronicles 11:14). During the wilderness journey, the Levites lived in the center of the Israelite camp (compare Numbers 2:17). In the promised land, they were to live among the other tribes. Their presence was meant to influence the people for…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-52. give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in--As the Levites were to have no territorial domain allocated to them like the other tribes on the conquest of Canaan, they were to be distributed throughout the land in certain cities appropriated to their use; and these cities were to be surrounded by extensive suburbs. There is an apparent discrepancy between Nu 35:4 and Nu 35:5, with regard to the extent of these…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 35:1

• Canaan

In the dictionaries

• Jericho
• Jordan
• Moab
• Moses
• Moab; Moabites
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Moab, Moabite
• Congregation
• Refuge, Cities of
• Testify

Commentaries on Numbers 35

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings