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 the cities that you will give from the property of the {Israelites}, you will take more from the larger group and less from the smaller group; each of them will give according to the portion of their inheritance according to the portion that he inherits."

9 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

10 "Speak to the {Israelites} and say to them, 'When you cross the Jordan [into] the land of Canaan,

11 you will select for yourselves cities for your cities of refuge, that a killer who has killed a person unintentionally can flee there.

12 The cities will be to you a refuge from a redeemer, so that the killer will not die until he stands before the community for judgment.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "sons/children of Israel"