Numbers 35:14
in Numbers 35Select three cities across the Jordan and three in the land of Canaan as cities of refuge.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.
KJV
Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.
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This verse in Numbers 35
Commentary
3 notes on this verseOn this side Jordan - Because that land was as long as Canaan, though not so broad, and besides these might be convenient for many of them that lived in Canaan.
This site's exposition
three cities on this side Jordan
on Numbers 35:14-15
Three cities east of Jordan and three in Canaan, and Moses severs the eastern three himself at Deuteronomy 4:41-43, Bezer, Ramoth and Golan, before he dies. Joshua 20:7-8 names the western three, Kedesh, Shechem and Hebron, so the six stand on record twice. Verse 15 opens all six to the stranger and the sojourner on the same terms as the Israelite, and Matthew Henry reads that provision as the pattern of Christ receiving Greek and Jew alike.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Ye shall give three cites on this side Jordan,....
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֵ֣ת׀ | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁלֹ֣שׁ | shelosh | <the> three | H7969 → | 432 times |
| הֶעָרִ֗ים | hearim | <the> cities | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| תִּתְּנוּ֙ | titenu | you will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| מֵעֵ֣בֶר | meever | from [the] other side | H5676 → | 90 times |
| לַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן | laiyarden | of the Jordan | H3383 → | 182 times |
| וְאֵת֙ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁלֹ֣שׁ | shelosh | <the> three | H7969 → | 432 times |
| הֶֽעָרִ֔ים | hearim | <the> cities | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| תִּתְּנ֖וּ | titenu | you will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| כְּנָ֑עַן | kenaan | Canaan | H3667 → | 94 times |
| עָרֵ֥י | ʾarei | cities of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| מִקְלָ֖ט | miklat | refuge | H4733 → | 20 times |
| תִּהְיֶֽינָה׃ | tihyeinah | they will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
אֵ֣ת׀<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
שְׁלֹ֣שׁ<the> three
sheloshH7969 →432 times
הֶעָרִ֗ים<the> cities
hearimH5892 →1090 times
תִּתְּנוּ֙you will give
titenuH5414 →2011 times
מֵעֵ֣בֶרfrom [the] other side
meeverH5676 →90 times
לַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןof the Jordan
laiyardenH3383 →182 times
וְאֵת֙and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שְׁלֹ֣שׁ<the> three
sheloshH7969 →432 times
הֶֽעָרִ֔ים<the> cities
hearimH5892 →1090 times
תִּתְּנ֖וּyou will give
titenuH5414 →2011 times
בְּאֶ֣רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
כְּנָ֑עַןCanaan
kenaanH3667 →94 times
עָרֵ֥יcities of
ʾareiH5892 →1090 times
מִקְלָ֖טrefuge
miklatH4733 →20 times
תִּהְיֶֽינָה׃they will be
tihyeinahH1961 →3559 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.