Numbers 35:1

And the Lord spake with Mosheh in the plains of Moab, on the Jordan-Jericho, saying:

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

In Context

2Command the sons of Israel that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to inhabit, and a space (suburb) with the cities round about shall they give to the Levites.

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Cross References

Numbers 22:1And the sons of Israel moved onward, and encamped in the plain of Moab (at some space) from the ford of the Jordan (towards) Jericho.

Numbers 31:12and brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, to Mosheh, and to Elazar the priest, and to all the congregation of the Beni Israel, to the camp in the fields of Moab, by the Jordan, over against Jericho.

Numbers 36:13These are the commandments and judgments which the Lord commanded by the hand of Mosheh to the children of Israel, in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, near Jericho.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 35:1

Orders having been given before for the dividing of the land of Canaan among the lay-tribes (as I may call them), care is here taken for a competent provision for the clergy, the tribe of Levi, which ministered in holy things. I. Forty-eight cities were to be assigned them, with their suburbs, some in every tribe, ver. 1-8 . II. Six cities out of these were to be for cities of refuge, for any man that killed another unawares, ver. 9-15 . In the law concerning these observe, 1. In what case sanctuary was not… Read the whole commentary →

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