Numbers 35:34

You shall not defile the land which you inhabit, in the middle of which I dwell; for I, Adonai, dwell in the middle of the children of Israel [God prevails].’”

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In The King James Version

Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.

In Context

33“‘So you shall not pollute the land in which you are; for blood pollutes the land. No atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed in it, but by the blood of him who shed it.

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Cross References

Exodus 25:8+ 25:8. Ex 25:8 (Ex 25:8-9) (#1.3): T. To build the Sanctuary Tabernacle of God / R. To build a Sanctuary Let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

Leviticus 18:24“‘Don’t defile yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations which I am casting out before you were defiled.

Leviticus 20:24But I have said to you, “You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am Adonai your God, who has separated you from the peoples. (Maftir ·Conclusion·)

Numbers 16:3They assembled themselves together against Moses [Drawn out] and against Aaron [Light-bringer], and said to them, “You take too much on yourself, since all the congregation are holy, everyone of them, and Adonai is among them! Why do you lift yourselves up above Adonai’s assembly?”

Deuteronomy 21:23+ 21:23. Deut 21:23 (Deut 21:22-23) (#6.415): T. Not to have a dead body hanging on a tree overnight / R. Not to delay burial overnight R. Note: The Rabbis interpret hanging not as a form of the death penalty but rather is to be performed after the execution has been carried out (Mishnah, Sanhedrin 6:4) his body shall not remain all night on the tree, + 21:23. Deut 21:23 (Deut 21:22-23) (#6.416): To bury the executed on the day of execution but you shall surely bury him the same day; for he who is hanged is accursed of God; + 21:23. (22-23) Quoted in Acts 5:30; Gal 3:13 + 21:23. Quoted in Acts 10:39, 13:29 that you don’t defile your land which Adonai your God gives you for an inheritance.

Psalms 132:14“This is my resting place forever. 2 Here I will live, for I have desired it. 1

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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