Numbers 35:34

“Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inherit, etc.] By the commission of such atrocious crimes, or suffering them to go unpunished, or by taking a compensation for the life of the guilty person: wherein I dwell; which is added to strengthen the exhortation, and as giving a reason why care should be taken not to pollute it, because the Holy God dwells there; as he did in the tabernacle erected for him, and in such a peculiar manner as he did not in other lands: for I the Lord dwell among the children of Israel; he now dwelt among them as their God, and their King; his tent or tabernacle being pitched in the midst of the camps of Israel; and so he would continue to dwell among them…”

“For I the Lord dwell ... - An emphatic protest against all enactment or relaxation of laws by men for their own private convenience. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Numbers 35". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/numbers-35.html. 1870. StudyLight.org © 2001-2026 Powered by Lightspeed Technology”

“35:34 The Lord lived among the people of Israel even as the Tabernacle stood in the middle of the Hebrew camp (see chs 1–4). This meant that they must not defile their land by ignoring God’s commands or by failing to uphold justice (cp. 5:1-4).”

“Defile not: Num 5:3; Lev 20:24-26 I dwell: Psa 135:21; Isa 57:15; Hos 9:3; Co2 6:16, Co2 6:17; Rev 21:3, Rev 21:27 dwell among: Num 5:3; Exo 25:8, Exo 29:45, Exo 29:46; Kg1 6:13; Psa 132:14; Isa 8:12 Next: Numbers Chapter 36”

“And they were not to desecrate the land in which they dwelt by tolerating murderers, because Jehovah, the Holy One, dwelt in it, among the children of Israel (cf. Lev 18:25.). Next: Numbers Chapter 36”