Numbers 35:10

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

In Context

9Then the LORD said to Moses,

11designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.

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Cross References

Leviticus 14:34“When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your possession, and I put a contamination of mildew into a house in that land,

Numbers 34:2“Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries:

Deuteronomy 19:1When the LORD your God has cut off the nations whose land He is giving you, and when you have driven them out and settled in their cities and houses,

Matthew Henry on Numbers 35:10-34

The Cities of Refuge. ( b. c. 1452.) 9 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan; 11 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. 12 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment. 13 And of these cities which ye shall give… Read the whole commentary →

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