These are the commandments and the judgments, which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
Parallel translations
- WEB These are the commandments and the ordinances which Yahweh commanded by Moses to the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
- BSB These are the commandments and ordinances that the LORD gave the Israelites through Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
- NKJV These are the commandments and the judgments which the Lord commanded the children of Israel by the hand of Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.
- NASB These are the commandments and the ordinances which the Lord commanded to the sons of Israel through Moses in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan opposite Jericho.
- NLT These are the commands and regulations that the Lord gave to the people of Israel through Moses while they were camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.
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Quick answer
This verse concludes the book of Numbers, summarizing all the commandments God gave through Moses on the plains of Moab. It marks Israel poised on the edge of the Promised Land.
Overview
The closing verse of Numbers gathers up the laws Yahweh delivered through Moses to Israel encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. It sets the stage for entry into the land, with the people awaiting the fulfillment of God's promises after their wilderness journey. As a whole, Numbers testifies to God's faithfulness despite Israel's failures, anticipating the greater rest and inheritance secured through Christ (Hebrews 4:8-11).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Lev 27:34These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.
- Num 22:1And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
- Lev 26:46These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.
- Lev 15:32–33This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith;
- Lev 11:46This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
- Lev 14:54–57This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall,
- Lev 13:59This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.
- Num 33:50And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
- Lev 7:37–38This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings;
- Num 35:1And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
- Num 26:3And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
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In the wilderness Christ is the water from the rock, the bronze serpent lifted up that the dying might look and live (John 3:14), and the star and scepter that Balaam saw rising out of Jacob.
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