Numbers 35:10

10 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, ¹When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

Numbers 35:10 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 35:10

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them
Now, directly:

when ye come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
as they quickly would, being now very near it, and of which there was the utmost certainty, since the Lord had promised to bring them over that river, and put them in possession of that land.

Numbers 35:10 In-Context

8 And as for the cities that you shall give from the possession of the people of Israel, from the larger tribes you shall take many, and from the smaller tribes you shall take few; each, in proportion to the inheritance that it inherits, shall give of its cities to the Levites."

9 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

10 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

11 then you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person without intent may flee there.

12 The cities shall be for you a refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 10-12, see Deuteronomy 19:2-4; Joshua 20:2-6