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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/35.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/35.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217This is to have the force of law for you throughout the generations to come, wherever you live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/35.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />These are legal requirements for you to observe from generation to generation, wherever you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/35.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And these things shall be for a statute and rule for you throughout your generations in all your dwelling places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This will be a statutory ordinance for you for the generations to come, wherever you live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So these <i>things</i> shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘And these <i>things</i> shall be a statute of judgment to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘These things shall be a statutory ordinance for you throughout your generations in all your dwelling places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216These things shall be for a statutory ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And these things shall be for a statutory ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘And these things shall be for a statutory judgment to you throughout your generations in all your <i>places of</i> habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘These things shall be a statute for you throughout your generations wherever you may be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These instructions will be a statutory ordinance for you throughout your generations wherever you live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These instructions will be a statutory ordinance for you throughout your generations wherever you live.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And these things shall be for a statute and ordinance unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The community of Israel must always obey these laws. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"These will be the rules for future generations wherever you live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />These rules apply to you and your descendants wherever you may live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />These are to be the statutes and ordinances for you throughout all your generations, regardless of where you live." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This will be a statutory ordinance for you for the generations to come, wherever you live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So these things must be a statutory ordinance for you throughout your generations, in all the places where you live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'These things shall be for a statute and ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So these things shall be for a statute of judgment to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘These things shall be for a statute and ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And these things have been for a statute of judgment to you throughout your generations, in all your dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And these things have been to you for a statute of judgment to your generations, in all your dwellings:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And these were to you for laws of judgment to your generations in all your dwellings.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />These things shall be perpetual, and for an ordinance in all your dwellings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />These things shall be a perpetual ordinance in all your habitations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This is the statute for you throughout all your generations, wherever you live, for rendering judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />These things shall be a statute and ordinance for you throughout your generations wherever you live.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So these things shall be for a statute of judgment to you throughout your generations in all of your dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And these laws shall be for you to eternity for your generations in every place of your habitations.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And these things shall be to you for an ordinance of judgment throughout your generations in all your dwellings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/35-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=10968" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/35.htm">Six Cities of Refuge</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>because the manslayer must remain in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. Only after the death of the high priest may he return to the land he owns. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/2708.htm" title="2708: lə·ḥuq·qaṯ (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Something prescribed, an enactment, statute. Feminine of choq, and meaning substantially the same.">a statutory</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pāṭ (N-ms) -- Judgment. ">ordinance</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">for the generations to come,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵōl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">wherever</a> <a href="/hebrew/4186.htm" title="4186: mō·wō·šə·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Or moshab; from yashab; a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode; by implication, population.">you live.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/19-1.htm">Deuteronomy 19:1-13</a></span><br />When the LORD your God has cut off the nations whose land He is giving you, and when you have driven them out and settled in their cities and houses, / then you are to set apart for yourselves three cities within the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess. / You are to build roads for yourselves and divide into three regions the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that any manslayer can flee to these cities. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/20-1.htm">Joshua 20:1-9</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Joshua, / “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses, / so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/21-12.htm">Exodus 21:12-14</a></span><br />Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death. / If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee. / But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/24-17.htm">Leviticus 24:17-22</a></span><br />And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death. / Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life. / If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Deuteronomy 4:41-43</a></span><br />Then Moses set aside three cities across the Jordan to the east / to which a manslayer could flee after killing his neighbor unintentionally without prior malice. To save one’s own life, he could flee to one of these cities: / Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-5.htm">2 Samuel 14:5-11</a></span><br />“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead. / And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him. / Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of the brother whom he killed. Then we will cut off the heir as well!’ So they would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on the earth.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-28.htm">1 Kings 2:28-34</a></span><br />When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar. / It was reported to King Solomon: “Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar.” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down!” / And Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But Joab replied, “No, I will die here.” So Benaiah relayed the message to the king, saying, “This is how Joab answered me.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6</a></span><br />Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-1.htm">Romans 13:1-4</a></span><br />Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. / Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. / For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">Matthew 5:21-22</a></span><br />You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ / But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/25-11.htm">Acts 25:11</a></span><br />If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-28.htm">Hebrews 10:28-29</a></span><br />Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. / How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-10.htm">Revelation 13:10</a></span><br />“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-52.htm">Matthew 26:52</a></span><br />“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3-11</a></span><br />The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them / and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. / In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So these things shall be for a statute of judgment to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/27-1.htm">Numbers 27:1,11</a></b></br> Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these <i>are</i> the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/24-5.htm">Dwellings</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-14.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/numbers/35-12.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/numbers/27-11.htm">Legal</a> <a href="/numbers/31-21.htm">Ordinance</a> <a href="/numbers/4-16.htm">Requirements</a> <a href="/numbers/35-24.htm">Right</a> <a href="/numbers/35-24.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/numbers/31-21.htm">Statute</a> <a href="/numbers/27-11.htm">Statutory</a> <a href="/numbers/31-4.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/numbers/33-54.htm">Wherever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/4-33.htm">Dwellings</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-17.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-17.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/luke/18-3.htm">Legal</a> <a href="/joshua/24-25.htm">Ordinance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-1.htm">Requirements</a> <a href="/numbers/35-31.htm">Right</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/joshua/24-25.htm">Statute</a> <a href="/numbers/27-11.htm">Statutory</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-15.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Wherever</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 35</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/35-1.htm">Forty-eight cities for the Levites, with their suburbs, and measure thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/35-6.htm">Six of them are to be cities of refuge</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/35-9.htm">The laws of murder and manslaughter</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/35-31.htm">No satisfaction for murder</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/35.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/35.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This will be a statutory ordinance for you</b><br>This phrase indicates a commandment or law that is to be followed. In the context of <a href="/numbers/35.htm">Numbers 35</a>, God is providing instructions regarding cities of refuge and the handling of cases involving manslaughter. The term "statutory ordinance" suggests a legal requirement that is not optional. This reflects the nature of the Mosaic Law, which was given to the Israelites as a covenantal framework for their society. The concept of a statutory ordinance underscores the importance of justice and order within the community, as well as the need for a system to address unintentional killings.<p><b>for the generations to come</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the perpetual nature of the ordinance. It is not a temporary measure but is intended to be observed by future generations. This reflects the enduring nature of God's laws and their relevance across time. The phrase also highlights the continuity of the covenant relationship between God and His people, suggesting that the principles of justice and mercy embodied in the cities of refuge are timeless. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the eternal nature of God's kingdom and His unchanging character.<p><b>wherever you live</b><br>This part of the verse indicates that the ordinance is applicable regardless of the geographical location of the Israelites. It suggests a universality to the law, implying that the principles of justice and refuge are not confined to a specific place but are relevant wherever God's people reside. This can be connected to the broader biblical theme of God's presence and authority extending beyond physical boundaries. It also points to the idea that God's laws are meant to guide His people in all aspects of life, no matter where they are situated. This universality can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament teaching that God's kingdom transcends national and ethnic boundaries.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the laws from God and communicated them to the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were given these laws to follow as they prepared to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/cities_of_refuge.htm">Cities of Refuge</a></b><br>Designated places where individuals who committed unintentional manslaughter could flee for protection until a fair trial.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/generations_to_come.htm">Generations to Come</a></b><br>Refers to the future descendants of the Israelites who are to uphold these laws.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_justice_and_mercy.htm">The Importance of Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>God's laws emphasize a balance between justice and mercy, ensuring that the innocent are protected while the guilty are held accountable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_responsibility.htm">Generational Responsibility</a></b><br>The command to uphold these statutes "for the generations to come" highlights the importance of teaching and maintaining God's laws across generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_safety.htm">God's Provision for Safety</a></b><br>The cities of refuge illustrate God's concern for the safety and well-being of His people, providing a place of protection and fair trial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_unchanging_nature_of_god's_law.htm">The Unchanging Nature of God's Law</a></b><br>The phrase "wherever you live" indicates that God's laws are not bound by geography but are applicable to all believers, regardless of location.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_refuge.htm">Christ as Our Refuge</a></b><br>Just as the cities of refuge provided safety, Christ is our ultimate refuge, offering protection and salvation to all who seek Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 35</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_simeon_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Simeon in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_biblical_drink_offering's_role.htm">What is the significance of the biblical drink offering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/names_and_meanings_of_israel's_tribes.htm">What are the names and meanings of Israel's twelve tribes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_demand_sacrifices_if_hearts_stray.htm">Why would a supposedly omniscient deity continue to demand repetitive sacrifices in Numbers 29 if the people's hearts were often wayward?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/35-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֧לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָי֨וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a statutory</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּ֖ט</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ordinance</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחֻקַּ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥuq·qaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2708.htm">Strong's 2708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed, an enactment, statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for you</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the generations to come,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wherever</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכֹ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you live.</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mō·wō·šə·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4186.htm">Strong's 4186: </a> </span><span class="str2">A seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellers</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/35-29.htm">Numbers 35:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/35-29.htm">Numbers 35:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/35-29.htm">Numbers 35:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/35-29.htm">Numbers 35:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/35-29.htm">Numbers 35:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/35-29.htm">Numbers 35:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/35-29.htm">Numbers 35:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/35-29.htm">Numbers 35:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/35-29.htm">Numbers 35:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/35-29.htm">Numbers 35:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/35-29.htm">OT Law: Numbers 35:29 These things shall be for a statute (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/35-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 35:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 35:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/35-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 35:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 35:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>