Números 35:34

34 No deben manchar la tierra donde viven, porque yo mismo habito allí. Yo soy el Señor
que habito entre el pueblo 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 Nunca acepten el pago de rescate de alguien que haya huido a una ciudad de refugio, pues haría que el responsable de la muerte de alguien volviera a su tierra antes de la muerte del sumo sacerdote.

33 Esto garantizará que la tierra donde ustedes vivan no se contamine, pues el asesinato contamina la tierra. Y ningún sacrificio, salvo la ejecución del asesino, puede purificar la tierra del asesinato.

34 No deben manchar la tierra donde viven, porque yo mismo habito allí. Yo soy el Señor
que habito entre el pueblo de Israel».