Numbers 35:10

10 Speak to the Israelites, and say to them: When 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 towns that you shall give from the possession of the Israelites, 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 obtains, shall give of its towns to the Levites.

9 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

10 Speak to the Israelites, 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, so that a slayer who kills a person without intent may flee there.

12 The cities shall be for you a refuge from the avenger, so that the slayer may not die until there is a trial before the congregation.