Numbers 35:29

This will be a statutory ordinance for you for the generations to come, wherever you live.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelite assembly on the plains of Moab, codifying the permanent legal boundaries for the cities of refuge immediately preceding the conquest of Canaan.

The words — חֻקַּת מִשְׁפָּט (chu.Kat mish.Pat) renders literally as "statute of judgment," establishing the refuge regulations as a fixed, non-negotiable legal framework rather than a temporary arrangement.

The thread — The mandate for enduring jurisdictional rules parallels the inheritance statutes of Numbers 27:11 and the witness requirements of Numbers 35:30, linking geographic refuge to procedural justice.

Why it lands — It requires readers to treat judicial boundaries as permanent community obligations that survive leadership changes and historical shifts.

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The Hebrew words

וְהָי֨וּve./ha.Yuand/ they will become אֵ֧לֶּה'E.lehthese [things]לָכֶ֛םla./Khemfor <the>/ youלְחֻקַּ֥תle./chu.Kat<into>/ a statute of מִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.Patjudgment לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םle./do.ro.tei./Khemto/ generations/ your בְּכֹ֖לbe./Kholin/ all מוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃mo.she.vo.tei./Khemdwelling places/ your

King James Version

So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

Cross-references

Numbers 27:11 And if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’”
Numbers 27:1 Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached