Numbers 35
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Numbers 35:1-15

1And the LORDH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872 in the plainsH6160 of MoabH4124 by JordanH3383 near JerichoH3405, sayingH559, 2CommandH6680 the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, that they giveH5414 to the LevitesH3881 of the inheritanceH5159 of their possessionH272 citiesH5892 to dwell inH3427; and ye shall giveH5414 also to the LevitesH3881 common landsH4054 for the citiesH5892 aroundH5439 them. 3And they shall have the citiesH5892 to dwell inH3427; and the common landsH4054 of them shall be for their cattleH929, and for their goodsH7399, and for all their beastsH2416. 4And the common landsH4054 of the citiesH5892, which ye shall giveH5414 to the LevitesH3881, shall reach from the wallH7023 of the cityH5892 and outwardH2351 a thousandH505 cubitsH520 on all sidesH5439. 5And ye shall measureH4058 from outsideH2351 the cityH5892 on the eastH6924 sideH6285 two thousandH505 cubitsH520, and on the southH5045 sideH6285 two thousandH505 cubitsH520, and on the westH3220 sideH6285 two thousandH505 cubitsH520, and on the northH6828 sideH6285 two thousandH505 cubitsH520; and the cityH5892 shall be in the midstH8432: this shall be to them the common landsH4054 of the citiesH5892. 6And among the citiesH5892 which ye shall giveH5414 to the LevitesH3881 there shall be sixH8337 citiesH5892 for refugeH4733, which ye shall appointH5414 for the manslayerH7523, that he may fleeH5127 there: and to them ye shall addH5414 fortyH705 and twoH8147 citiesH5892.1 7So all the citiesH5892 which ye shall giveH5414 to the LevitesH3881 shall be fortyH705 and eightH8083 citiesH5892: them shall ye give with their common landsH4054. 8And the citiesH5892 which ye shall giveH5414 shall be of the possessionH272 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478: from them that have manyH7227 ye shall give manyH7235; but from them that have fewH4592 ye shall give fewH4591: every oneH376 shall giveH5414 of his citiesH5892 to the LevitesH3881 accordingH6310 to his inheritanceH5159 which he inheritethH5157.2

9And the LORDH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 10SpeakH1696 to the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, and sayH559 to them, When ye have passed overH5674 JordanH3383 into the landH776 of CanaanH3667; 11Then ye shall appointH7136 for you citiesH5892 to be citiesH5892 of refugeH4733 for you; that the slayerH7523 may fleeH5127 there, who killethH5221 any personH5315 unintentionallyH7684.3 12And they shall be to you citiesH5892 for refugeH4733 from the avengerH1350; that the manslayerH7523 may not dieH4191, until he standH5975 beforeH6440 the congregationH5712 in judgmentH4941. 13And of these citiesH5892 which ye shall giveH5414 sixH8337 citiesH5892 shall ye have for refugeH4733. 14Ye shall giveH5414 threeH7969 citiesH5892 on this sideH5676 of JordanH3383, and threeH7969 citiesH5892 shall ye giveH5414 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667, which shall be citiesH5892 of refugeH4733. 15These sixH8337 citiesH5892 shall be a refugeH4733, both for the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, and for the strangerH1616, and for the sojournerH8453 amongH8432 them: that every one that killethH5221 any personH5315 unintentionallyH7684 may fleeH5127 there.

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Notes

  1. 1. Numbers 35:6 to them...: Heb. above them ye shall give ↩
  2. 2. Numbers 35:8 he...: Heb. they inherit ↩
  3. 3. Numbers 35:11 at...: Heb. by error ↩

Commentaries on Numbers 35

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