Números 35:34

34 "Y no contaminaréis la tierra en que habitáis, en medio de la cual yo moro, pues yo, el SEÑOR, habito en medio de los hijos de Israel."

Números 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.

Números 35:34 In-Context

32 y no tomaréis rescate por el que ha huido a la ciudad de refugio para que vuelva y habite en la tierra antes de la muerte del sacerdote.

33 "Así que no contaminaréis la tierra en que estáis; porque la sangre contamina la tierra, y no se puede hacer expiación por la tierra, por la sangre derramada en ella, excepto mediante la sangre del que la derramó.

34 "Y no contaminaréis la tierra en que habitáis, en medio de la cual yo moro, pues yo, el SEÑOR, habito en medio de los hijos de Israel."