Numbers 35 · Verse 1

Numbers 35:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
Numbers 35:1, King James Version

Numbers 35:1 in other translations

BSBAgain the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:
WEBThe LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
ASVAnd Jehovah spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
YLTAnd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, near Jericho, saying,
DARBYAnd Jehovah spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan of Jericho, saying,
BBEAnd the Lord said to Moses in the lowlands of Moab by Jordan at Jericho,
WebsterAnd the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

What does Numbers 35:1 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

The Israelites are commanded to give the Levites, out of their inheritances, cities and their suburbs for themselves and for their cattle, goods, etc., Num 35:1-3. The suburbs to be 3,000 cubits round about from the wall of the city, Num 35:4, Num 35:5. The cities to be forty-two, to which six cities of refuge should be added, in all forty-eight cities, Num 35:6, Num 35:7. Each tribe shall give of these cities in proportion to its possessions, Num 35:8. These cities to be appointed for the person who might slay his neighbor unawares, Num 35:9-12. Of these six cities there shall be three on each side Jordan, Num 35:13, Num 35:14. The cities to be places of refuge for all who kill a person unawares, whether they be Israelites, strangers, or sojourners, Num 35:15. Cases of murder to which the benefit of the cities of refuge shall not extend, Num 35:16-21. Cases of manslaughter to which the benefits of the cities of refuge shall extend, Num 35:22, Num 35:23. How the congregation shall act between the manslayer and the avenger of blood, Num 35:24, Num 35:25. 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, Num 35:26-28. Two witnesses must attest a murder before a murderer can be put to death, Num 35:29, Num 35:30. Every murderer to be put to death, Num 35:31. The manslayer is not to be permitted to come to the land of his inheritance till the death of the high priest, Num 35:32. The land must not be polluted with blood, for the Lord dwells in it, Num 35:33, Num 35:34.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 35:1-8
The cities of the priests and Levites were not only to accommodate them, but to place them, as religious teachers, in several parts of the land. For though the typical service of the tabernacle or temple was only in one place, the preaching of the word of God, and prayer and praise, were not thus confined. These cities were to be given out of each tribe. Each thus made a grateful acknowledgement to God. Each tribe had the benefit of the Levites dwelling amongst them, to teach them the knowledge of the Lord; thus no parts of the country were left to sit in darkness. The gospel provides that he who is taught in the word, should communicate to him that teaches, in all good things, Ga 6:6. We are to free God's ministers from distracting cares, and to leave them at leisure for the duties of their station; so that they may be wholly employed therein, and avail themselves of every opportunity, by acts of kindness, to gain the good-will of the people, and to draw their attention.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Numbers 35:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.Berand he spokeH1696
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehMosesH4872
בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbe.'ar.Votin [the] plains ofH6160
מוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvMoabH4124
עַל\־'al-atH5921
יַרְדֵּ֥ןyar.Den[the] JordanH3383
יְרֵח֖וֹye.re.Choof JerichoH3405
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 35:1

  • Numbers 22:1

    And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.

  • Numbers 33:50

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

  • Numbers 36:13

    These are the commandments and the judgments, which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

  • Numbers 31:12

    And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.

  • Numbers 26:63

    These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 Eight and forty cities for the Levites, with their suburbs, and measure thereof.
6 Six of them are to be cities of refuge.
9 The laws of murder and manslaughter.
31 No satisfaction for murder.

22:1; 26:63; 31:12; 33:50; 36:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Numbers 35:1

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

  • Numbers 35:2

    Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.

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Numbers 35:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y HABLÓ Jehová á Moisés en los campos de Moab, junto al Jordán de Jericó, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Et l’ Éternel parla à Moïse, dans les plaines de Moab, près du Jourdain de Jéricho, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova redete zu Mose in den Ebenen Moabs, am Jordan von Jericho, und sprach:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Hæc quoque locutus est Dominus ad Moysen in campestribus Moab supra Jordanem, contra Jericho: