Numbers 35:34
What does Numbers 35:34 mean?
A plain-English look at Numbers 35:34 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And thou shalt not defile the land which ye inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell: for I, Jehovah, dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the Lord dwell among the children of Israel.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And thou shalt not defile the land which ye inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell: for I, Jehovah, dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Do not make unclean the land where you are living and in which is my House: for I the Lord am present among the children of Israel.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and ye defile not the land in which ye are dwelling, in the midst of which I do tabernacle, for I Jehovah do tabernacle in the midst of the sons of Israel.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And thus shall your possession be cleansed, myself abiding with you. For I am the Lord that dwell among the children of Israel.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And ye shall not defile the land that ye inhabit, in the midst whereof I dwell; for I am Jehovah who dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.
Context
v.33So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood, it polluteth the land; and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 6:13
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
- Exodus 25:8
And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
- Psalms 135:21
Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, Who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.
- 2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- Revelation 21:3
And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and betheir God:
- Hosea 9:3
They shall not dwell in Jehovah’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.
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