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.
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.
- KJV 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.
- 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.
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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 Yahweh commanded Moses for the children of Israel on Mount Sinai.
- Num 22:1The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.
- Lev 26:46These are the statutes, ordinances and laws, which Yahweh made between him and the children of Israel in Mount Sinai by Moses.
- Lev 15:32–33This is the law of him who has a discharge, and of him who has an emission of semen, so that he is unclean thereby;
- Lev 11:46“‘This is the law of the animal, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth,
- Lev 14:54–57This is the law for any plague of leprosy, and for an itch,
- Lev 13:59This is the law of the plague of mildew in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp, or the woof, or in anything of skin, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.
- Num 33:50Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
- Lev 7:37–38This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meal offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecration, and of the sacrifice of peace offerings;
- Num 35:1Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
- Num 26:3Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
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Christ at the center
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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