Numbers 35:15 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 35:15

These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or stranger among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there.

BSB

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ASV

For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that every one that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.

KJV

These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

So in Christ Jesus no difference in made between Greek and Jew; even the sons of the stranger that by faith flee to Christ shall be safe in him. Even the suburbs or borders of the city were a sufficient security to the offender,

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לִבְנֵ֣י	liv.Nei	for [the] people of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וְלַגֵּ֤ר	ve.la.Ger	and for the sojourner	H1616 →
וְלַתּוֹשָׁב֙	ve.la.to.Shav	and for the resident alien	H8453 →
בְּתוֹכָ֔ם	be.to.Kham	in midst of them	H8432 →
תִּהְיֶ֛ינָה	tih.Yei.nah	they will become	H1961 →
שֵׁשׁ־	shesh-	[the] six	H8337 →
הֶעָרִ֥ים	he.'a.Rim	the cities	H5892 →
הָאֵ֖לֶּה	ha.'E.leh	<the> these	H428 →
לְמִקְלָ֑ט	le.mik.Lat	<into> a refuge	H4733 →
לָנ֣וּס	la.Nus	to flee	H5127 →
שָׁ֔מָּה	Sha.mah	there towards	H8033 →
כָּל־	kol-	any	H3605 →
מַכֵּה־	ma.keh-	[one who] strikes down	H5221 →
נֶ֖פֶשׁ	Ne.fesh	<of> a person	H5315 →
בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃	bish.ga.Gah	by inadvertence	H7684 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
leads to
- Colossians 3:11
  Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 12:12–13
  The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
- Romans 3:29–30
  Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
- Galatians 5:6
  For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
- Romans 10:12–15
  For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
Through
Exodus 12:49
The same law shall apply to both the native and the foreigner who resides among you.”
leads to
- Numbers 15:15–16
  The assembly is to have the same statute both for you and for the foreign resident; it is a permanent statute for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Numbers 15:29
  You shall have the same law for the one who acts in error, whether he is a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Leviticus 24:22
You are to have the same standard of law for the foreign resident and the native; for I am the LORD your God.’”
leads to
- Numbers 9:14
  If a foreigner dwelling among you wants to observe the Passover to the LORD, he is to do so according to the Passover statute and its ordinances. You are to apply the same statute…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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