Numbers 35:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. ”

• Numbers 35:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  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 l...

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• Numbers 35:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  person . soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. at unawares . by misadventure.

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• Numbers 35:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. Ye shall appoint - cities of refuge - The cities of refuge amo...

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• Numbers 35:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  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 t...

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• Numbers 35:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. Slayer may flee ... which killeth any person at unawar...

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• Numbers 35:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  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 18:20-24 ; Numbers 26:62 ). By way...

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• Numbers 35:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  When ye be come over Jordan... — Or, Ye are going over the Jordan into the land of Canaan; and ye shall appoint ...

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• Numbers 35:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  THE CITIES OF REFUGE Numbers 35:1-34 ; Numbers 36:1-13 1. THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES The order relating to the Levitical cities may be said to describe an ideal settlement. We have, at...

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• Numbers 35:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Cities of Refuge for the Manslayer Numbers 35:1-15 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 ma...

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• Numbers 35:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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 scatt...

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• Numbers 35:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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 no...

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• Numbers 35:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Then ye shall appoint your cities to be cities of refuge for you ,.... And, according to the Jewish writers i, these were neither to be made large nor little, but middling; and they appointed them w...

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• Numbers 35:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Unawares Or ignorantly, as it is, Deuteronomy 19:4 , and Joshua 20:3 ; that is, besides his intention, having no such design, and no hatred to him, Numbers 35:22 .

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• Numbers 35:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• Numbers 35:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Cities of Refuge. B. C. 1452.       9 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying,   10 Spea...

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• Numbers 35:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  i.e. Not wilfully, designedly, or maliciously, but inconsiderately, through mistake, or indiscretion, or carelessness. See Leviticus 4:2 .

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• Numbers 35:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  6). Provision of Cities of Refuge and Prevention of Defilement of the Land ( Numbers 35:9-34 ). Central to maintaining the purity of the land was the need to prevent within it the shedding of inn...

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• Numbers 35:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  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 wilfu...

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• Numbers 35:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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 th...

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• Numbers 35:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

  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. F...

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• Numbers 35:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Regulations Concerning the Cities of Refuge

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• Numbers 35:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Deuteronomy 19:4 ; Deuteronomy 19:5 ; Deuteronomy 4:42 ; Exodus 21:13 ; Joshua 20:2 ; Numbers 35:22 ; Numbers 35:23 ; Numbers 35:6

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• Numbers 35:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Unawares — Not wilfully, designedly or maliciously, but through mistake or indiscretion.

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