Numeri 35:34

34 Und du sollst nicht das Land verunreinigen, in welchem ihr wohnet, in dessen Mitte ich wohne; denn ich, Jehova, wohne inmitten der Kinder Israel.

Numeri 35:34 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 35:34

Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inherit
By the commission of such atrocious crimes, or suffering them to go unpunished, or by taking a compensation for the life of the guilty person:

wherein I dwell;
which is added to strengthen the exhortation, and as giving a reason why care should be taken not to pollute it, because the Holy God dwells there; as he did in the tabernacle erected for him, and in such a peculiar manner as he did not in other lands:

for I the Lord dwell among the children of Israel;
he now dwelt among them as their God, and their King; his tent or tabernacle being pitched in the midst of the camps of Israel; and so he would continue to dwell among them when they were come to the land of Canaan, so long as they observed his laws, statutes, and ordinances; and therefore it behoved them to be careful that they did not pollute themselves and their land, and cause him to depart from them.

Numeri 35:34 In-Context

32 Auch sollt ihr keine Sühne annehmen für den in seine Zufluchtstadt Geflüchteten, daß er vor dem Tode des Priesters zurückkehre, um im Lande zu wohnen.

33 Und ihr sollt das Land nicht entweihen, in welchem ihr seid; denn das Blut, das entweiht das Land; und für das Land kann keine Sühnung getan werden wegen des Blutes, das darin vergossen worden, außer durch das Blut dessen, der es vergossen hat.

34 Und du sollst nicht das Land verunreinigen, in welchem ihr wohnet, in dessen Mitte ich wohne; denn ich, Jehova, wohne inmitten der Kinder Israel.