And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger (of blood), that the manslayer die not until he stand before the congregation in judgment and be able to clear himself of the charge of malicious murder.
Verse Numbers 35:12. _UNTIL HE STAND BEFORE THE CONGREGATION IN_ _JUDGMENT._] So one of these cities was not a perpetual asylum; It was only a _pro tempore_ refuge, till the case could be fairly exam...
THE AVENGER - Hebrew גאל _gā'al_, a term of which the original import is uncertain. The very obscurity of its etymology testifies to the antiquity of the office which it denotes. That office rested o...
11. THE CITIES OF REFUGE CHAPTER 35 _ 1. The provision of the Levites: Forty-eight cities (Numbers 35:1)_ 2. The cities of refuge (Numbers 35:9) The cities of the Levites were scattered through the...
CONDITIONS LIMITING THE PRIVILEGE OF SANCTUARY. Anciently the holiness of a sanctuary extended to all who came in contact with it, so that the right of asylum was liable to be abused; but by this law...
AVENGER. Hebrew. _Goel,_ to redeem, to ransom. First occurrence is Genesis 48:16. next, Exodus 6:6; Exodus 15:13. _Goel,_ when used in this connection, means to avenge bloodshed, as here; both were th...
_the avenger_ Heb. _gô"çl_, the nearest representative of the family of the slain man. Perhaps (with LXX.) we should read -the avenger of blood," as in Numbers 35:19_; Numbers 35:21_. On the _gô"çl_an...
_The -Cities of Refuge,"_and the _Law relating to homicide_ In Numbers 35:9 the appointment of the six cities and their purpose are prescribed; Numbers 35:16 contain specimen cases distinguishing del...
AND AMONG THE CITIES WHICH YE SHALL GIVE UNTO THE LEVITES, THERE SHALL BE SIX CITIES FOR REFUGE, &C.— The cities of the Levites were appointed for this purpose, rather than any other, because they wer...
E. REGULATIONS REGARDING THE CITIES OF REFUGE vv. 9-15 TEXT Numbers 35:9. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 10. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan i...
_AND THEY SHALL BE UNTO YOU CITIES FOR REFUGE FROM THE AVENGER; THAT THE MANSLAYER DIE NOT, UNTIL HE STAND BEFORE THE CONGREGATION IN JUDGMENT._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
35:12 avenger; (b-11) See Note, Psalms 69:18 ....
THE LEVITICAL CITIES. THE CITIES OF REFUGIE 1-8. The Levitical Cities. The tribe of Levi received no part of the land of Canaan as their inheritance (Numbers 18:20; Numbers 26:62). By way of compensa...
Stand before the congregation] As a wilful murderer might flee to one of these cities in the hope of escaping with his life, a trial must be held to ascertain whether the murder was wilful or accident...
THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 35 THE TOWNS FOR LEVI’S *TRIBE – NUMBERS 35:1-8 V1 Still the *Israelites were camping on the plains of the cou
AND THEY SHALL BE UNTO YOU CITIES FOR REFUGE... — Better, _And the cities shall be unto you for refuge_ (or, _as a place of refuge_)_ from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stand be...
וְ הָי֨וּ לָכֶ֧ם הֶ עָרִ֛ים לְ מִקְלָ֖ט
THE CITIES OF REFUGE Numbers 35:1; Numbers 36:1 1. THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES The order relating to the Levitical cities may be said to describe an ideal settlement. We have, at all events, no...
THE CITIES OF REFUGE FOR THE MANSLAYER Numbers 35:1 This chapter is full of provision for the Levites, the chosen ministers of God's house. They who serve there may be at rest about their maintenanc...
It will be remembered that the Levites were not permitted to hold, any inheritance in the land. Jehovah was the portion of their inheritance. Provision was now made for them. Forty-eight cities scatte...
And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the (d) avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment. (d) Meaning, from the next of the kindred, who ought...
Kinsman, the nearest relation, who was called the revenger of blood, (ver. 25, 27.; Haydock) or the redeemer, because it was his duty to see that justice was done to the deceased. When the person, who...
As one and the same subject is continued through these verses, I have not interrupted the Reader in its perusal, until he hath arrived at the close of it, in the end of the chapter. But it will be now...
The successes given to the children of Israel alarmed some of their neighbours, more particularly Moab; and this gives occasion for a striking episode in the history which brought to issue as solemn a...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 34, 35, AND 36. Finally, God takes care of His people in all respects; He marks the limits of the country they were to enjoy. He settles the taking possessio...
AND THEY SHALL BE UNTO YOU CITIES OF REFUGE FROM THE AVENGER,.... Or near kinsman; for as the right of redemption of an estate that was mortgaged belonged to such an one, so of revenging the blood of...
_From the avenger_ Hebrew, _from the redeemer_, or, _from the next kinsman;_ to whom, by the law, belonged the right of redemption of the lands of, and vindication of the injury done to, the person de...
1 Eight and fourtie Cities for the Leuites with their suburbs, and measure thereof. 6 Sixe of them are to be cities of refuge. 9 The lawes of murder. 31 No satisfaction for murder. 1 AND the LORD...
CITIES GIVEN TO THE LEVITES (vs.1-8) The Levites had no tribal possession, but were to be scattered among the tribes so as to serve and teach the ways of the Lord (Deuteronomy 33:10). Therefore the t...
9-34 To show plainly the abhorrence of murder, and to provide the more effectually for the punishment of the murderer, the nearest relation of the deceased, under the title of avenger of blood, (or t...
THE AVENGER, to wit, of the party slain, or, _of blood_, as it is fully expressed below, NUMBERS 35:19,25; Heb. _from the redeemer_, or, _from the next kinsman_, to whom by the law belonged the right...
The opening lines of this most interesting chapter set before us the gracious provision which Jehovah made for His servants the Levites. Each of the tribes of Israel was privileged that we say not bou...
Numbers 35:12 cities H5892 refuge H4733 avenger H1350 (H8802) manslayer H7523 (H8802) die H4191 (H8799) stands...
6). PROVISION OF CITIES OF REFUGE AND PREVENTION OF DEFILEMENT OF THE LAND (NUMBERS 35:9). Central to maintaining the purity of the land was the need to prevent within it the shedding of innocent bloo...
AVENGER Hebrew, "goel," Redemption (Kinsman type). (_ See Scofield) - (Isaiah 59:20). _...
CONTENTS: The cities of refuge. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: God would teach us to conceive a dread and horror of the guilt of blood and to be very careful of life, lest even by negligence we...
Numbers 35:4. _A thousand cubits on the east side two thousand cubits._ A line of one thousand cubits extending from the centre of the city, east, west, north, and south, would make each side of the s...
_Ye shall appoint you cities, to be cities of refuge for you _ THE CITIES OF REFUGE I_._ The position of the homicide exposed to the stroke of the avenger is a type of our position in our sin. Few p...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 35:9__ Canaan is the holy land because God dwells there. He is the holy one, and sin and death are in absolute opposition to him (see note on 5:1–6:27). If the land is made unc...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES This chapter contains directions for the appointment of (1) cities for the Levites to dwell in; and (2) cities of refuge for the manslayer; and laws concerning wilful...
As we get into chapter thirty-five, it describes the cities of refuge that they were to establish, verse two, Command the children of Israel, that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their...
2 Samuel 14:7; Deuteronomy 19:11; Deuteronomy 19:12; Deuteronomy 19:6;...
From the avenger — Heb. from the redeemer, or, from the next kinsman, to whom by the law belonged the right of redemption of the lands of; and vindication of the injury done to, the person deceased. D...