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 As for the cities that you give from the property of the Israelites, you will take more from the larger tribes and less from the smaller. Each in proportion to its inheritance will give cities to the Levites.

9 The LORD spoke to Moses:

10 Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

11 identify for yourselves cities to be refuge cities, where a person who kills someone by accident may flee.

12 The cities will be for you a place of refuge from the close relative of the dead. The person who killed someone may not be put to death until he stands before the community for judgment.