Numbers 35:10

10 "Speak to the children of Israel, 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 which you will give shall be from the possession of the children of Israel; from the larger tribe you shall give many, from the smaller you shall give few. Each shall give some of its cities to the Levites, in proportion to the inheritance that each receives."

9 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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

11 then you shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person accidentally may flee there.

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