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King James Version (1611 Edition)

Numbers 35:1

And the Lord spake vnto Moses in the plaines of Moab by Iordane, neere Iericho, saying,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Canaan;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Tribes;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Worship;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Blood;   Cities of Refuge;   High Priest;   Levites;   Numbers, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Clean and Unclean;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Joram;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Levites ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Levi;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis);   Levitical Cities;   Plain;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Acacia;   Jordan, the;   Priestly Code;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD spoke to Moshe in the plains of Mo'av by the Yarden at Yericho, saying,
King James Version
And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh spoke to Moses on the desert plains of Moab beyond the Jordan across Jericho, saying,
English Standard Version
The Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
New Century Version
The Lord spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab across from Jericho by the Jordan River. He said,
New English Translation
Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the Moabite plains by the Jordan near Jericho. He said:
Amplified Bible
Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan [across from] Jericho, saying,
New American Standard Bible
Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lord spake vnto Moses in the plaine of Moab by Iorden, toward Iericho, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying,
Contemporary English Version
While the people of Israel were still camped in the lowlands of Moab across the Jordan River from Jericho, the Lord told Moses
Complete Jewish Bible
(LY: v) In the plains of Mo'av by the Yarden, across from Yericho, Adonai said to Moshe,
Darby Translation
And Jehovah spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan of Jericho, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord spoke to Moses. This was in the Jordan Valley in Moab, near the Jordan River, across from Jericho. He said,
George Lamsa Translation
THE LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho, saying,
Good News Translation
In the plains of Moab across the Jordan from Jericho the Lord said to Moses,
Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord again spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:
Literal Translation
And Jehovah spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab, beside Jordan, near Jericho, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the LORDE spake vnto Moses in the felde of the Moabites by Iordane ouer agaynst Iericho, & sayde:
American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to Moses in the lowlands of Moab by Jordan at Jericho,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses in the fieldes of Moab by Iordane ouer against Iericho, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord spoke to Moses to the west of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
English Revised Version
And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord spak these thingis to Moises, in the feeldi places of Moab, aboue Jordan,
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, [near] Jericho, saying,
Update Bible Version
And Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho, saying,
World English Bible
Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
New King James Version
And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, saying:
New Living Translation
While Israel was camped beside the Jordan on the plains of Moab across from Jericho, the Lord said to Moses,
New Life Bible
The Lord said to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho,
New Revised Standard
In the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh spake unto Moses in the waste plains of Moab, - by Jordan, near Jericho, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord spoke these things also to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, over against Jericho:
Revised Standard Version
The LORD said to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho,
THE MESSAGE
Then God spoke to Moses on the Plains of Moab at Jordan-Jericho: "Command the People of Israel to give the Levites as their part of the total inheritance towns to live in. Make sure there is plenty of pasture around the towns. Then they will be well taken care of with towns to live in and pastures for their cattle, flocks, and other livestock.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying,

Contextual Overview

1 And the Lord spake vnto Moses in the plaines of Moab by Iordane, neere Iericho, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, that they giue vnto the Leuites of the inheritance of their possession, cities to dwell in: and yee shall giue also vnto the Leuites suburbs for the cities round about them. 3 And the cities shall they haue to dwell in, and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattell, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. 4 And the suburbs of the cities, which yee shall giue vnto the Leuites, shall reach from the wall of the citie, and outward, a thousand cubites round about. 5 And ye shall measure from without the city on the Eastside two thousand cubites, and on the Southside two thousand cubites, and on the Westside two thousand cubites, & on the Northside two thousand cubites: and the citie shall be in the midst; this shalbe to them the suburbs of the cities. 6 And among the cities which yee shal giue vnto the Leuites, there shalbe sixe cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that hee may flee thither: And to them ye shall adde fourty and two cities. 7 So all the cities which ye shall giue to the Leuites, shall be fourty and eight cities: them shall yee giue with their suburbs. 8 And the cities which ye shal giue, shalbe of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that haue many ye shall giue many; but from them that haue few, ye shall giue few. Euery one shal giue of his cities vnto the Leuites, according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 22:1, Numbers 26:63, Numbers 31:12, Numbers 33:50, Numbers 36:13

Reciprocal: Numbers 26:3 - General Joshua 21:41 - within 1 Chronicles 6:54 - these are Ezekiel 48:10 - for the priests

Cross-References

Genesis 12:8
And he remoued from thence vnto a mountaine, on the East of Beth-el, and pitched his tent hauing Beth-el on the West, and Hai on the East: and there hee builded an altar vnto the LORD, and called vpon the Name of the LORD.
Genesis 16:8
And he said, Hagar Sarais maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou goe? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistresse Sarai.
Genesis 22:14
And Abraham called the name of that place Iehouah-ijreh, as it is said to this day, In the Mount of the LORD it shalbe seene.
Genesis 31:3
And the LORD said vnto Iacob, Returne vnto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I wil be with thee.
Genesis 31:13
I am the God of Bethel, where thou annoyntedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow vnto mee: now arise, get thee out from this land, and returne vnto the land of thy kindred.
Genesis 35:3
And let vs arise, and goe vp to Bethel, and I will make there an Altar vnto God, who answered me in the day of my distresse, and was with me in the way which I went.
Genesis 35:4
And they gaue vnto Iacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their eare-rings which were in their eares, and Iacob hid them vnder the oke which was by Shechem.
Genesis 35:6
So Iacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan (that is Bethel) hee and all the people that were with him.
Genesis 35:7
And hee built there an Altar, and called the place El-Bethel, because there God appeared vnto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
Genesis 35:10
And God said vnto him, Thy name is Iacob: thy name shall not bee called any more Iacob, but Israel shall bee thy name; and hee called his name Israel.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord spake to Moses,.... After he had described the borders of the land, and given instructions about the division of it among the several tribes, and named the persons that should be concerned in parting and putting it into the possession of the Israelites, he makes a provision for the Levites; for though they had no inheritance in the land as a tribe, yet it was proper they should have cities and houses to dwell in; for it would not be suitable that they should be always about the tabernacle, as they were in the wilderness; and it is concerning this the Lord is said to speak to Moses,

in the plains of Moab by Jordan, near Jericho: where the Israelites now were, and had been for some time:

saying; as follows.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXXV

The Israelites are commanded to give the Levites, out of their

inheritances, cities and their suburbs for themselves and for

their cattle, goods, c., 1-3.

The suburbs to be 3,000 cubits round about from the wall of the

city, 4, 5.

The cities to be forty-two, to which six cities of refuge should

be added, in all forty-eight cities, 6, 7.

Each tribe shall give of these cities in proportion to its

possessions, 8.

These cities to be appointed for the person who might slay his

neighbour unawares, 9-12.

Of these six cities there shall be three on each side Jordan,

13, 14.

The cities to be places of refuge for all who kill a person

unawares, whether they be Israelites, strangers, or sojourners,

15.

Cases of murder to which the benefit of the cities of refuge

shall not extend, 16-21.

Cases of manslaughter to which the benefits of the cities of

refuge shall extend, 22, 23.

How the congregation shall act between the manslayer and the

avenger of blood, 24, 25.

The manslayer shall abide in the city of refuge till the death

of the high priest he shall then return to the land of his

possession, 26-28.

Two witnesses must attest a murder before a murderer can be put

to death, 29, 30.

Every murderer to be put to death, 31.

The manslayer is not to be permitted to come to the land of his

inheritance till the death of the high priest, 32.

The land must not be polluted with blood, for the Lord dwells

in it, 33, 34.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXXV


 
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