Bible Strands
Numbers 35:10
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD commands Moses to address the Israelites as they prepare to cross the Jordan and take possession of Canaan.
The words — דַּבֵּר (da.Ber) means "speak," and כִּי (ki) functions as "if" or "when," establishing the conditional framework for the command.
The thread — The identical phrasing appears in Leviticus 14:34, Leviticus 25:2, and Numbers 34:2 to mark the legal transition upon entering the promised land.
Why it lands — It demands that the reader treat the subsequent statutes as non-negotiable conditions of territorial occupation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
Cross-references
- Leviticus 14:34 “When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your possession, and I put a contamination of mildew into a house in that land,
- Leviticus 25:2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land that I am giving you, the land itself must observe a Sabbath to the LORD.
- Numbers 34:2 “Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries:
- Deuteronomy 12:9 For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Deuteronomy 19:1 When the LORD your God has cut off the nations whose land He is giving you, and when you have driven them out and settled in their cities and houses,
- Joshua 20:2 “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,