“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
Parallel translations
- WEB “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
- KJV Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
- NKJV “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
- NASB “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
- NLT “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. “When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
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Quick answer
When Israel crosses the Jordan into Canaan, they are to set up cities of refuge. The provision is to take effect upon entering the land.
Overview
Tying the cities of refuge to the entrance into Canaan shows that God ordered the nation's justice for its settled life in the land. The command anticipates the orderly society Israel was to become under God's law. This forward-looking provision underscores God's care for righteousness in the inheritance He was giving.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Num 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:
- Lev 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,
- Lev 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.
- Deut 19:1–2When 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,
- Deut 12:9For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Josh 20:2–6“Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,
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