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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 />On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/35.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />While Israel was camped beside the Jordan on the plains of Moab across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/35.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan <i>near</i> Jericho, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan <i>across from</i> Jericho, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan <i>opposite</i> Jericho, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan <i>opposite</i> Jericho, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan [across from] Jericho, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD again spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD again spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />While the people of Israel were still camped in the lowlands of Moab across the Jordan River from Jericho, the LORD told Moses <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho. He said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the plains of Moab across the Jordan from Jericho the LORD said to Moses, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD told Moses in the wilderness of Moab, beside the Jordan River near Jericho, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Moabite plains by the Jordan near Jericho. He said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH speaks to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, [near] Jericho, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, near Jericho, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will speak to Moses in the desert of Moab by Jordan of Jericho, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord spoke these things also to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, over against Jericho: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord also spoke these things to Moses in the plains of Moab, above the Jordan, opposite Jericho:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THE LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH spoke with Moshe in the plain of Moab that is on the Jordan of Yerikho and said to him:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord spoke to Moses to the west of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/35-1.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=10708" 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">Forty-Eight Cities for the Levites</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">Again the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: way·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">spoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/6160.htm" title="6160: bə·‘ar·ḇōṯ (Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- From arab; a desert; especially the sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea.">on the plains</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">of Moab</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: yar·dên (N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">the Jordan</a> <a href="/hebrew/3405.htm" title="3405: yə·rê·ḥōw (N-proper-fs) -- Or Yrechow; or variation Yriychoh; perhaps from yareach; its month; or else from ruwach; fragrant; Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine.">across from Jericho:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>“Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities.…<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="/joshua/21-1.htm">Joshua 21:1-3</a></span><br />Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel / at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.” / So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-32.htm">Leviticus 25:32-34</a></span><br />As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the cities they possess. / So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed—a house sold in a city they possess—and must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites. / But the open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for this is their permanent possession.<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="/deuteronomy/19-1.htm">Deuteronomy 19:1-3</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="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">1 Chronicles 6:54-81</a></span><br />Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them: / They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands. / But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/21-13.htm">Exodus 21:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm">Deuteronomy 18:1-2</a></span><br />The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-5.htm">Hebrews 7:5</a></span><br />Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a></span><br />And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-2.htm">Matthew 23:2</a></span><br />“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-1.htm">Luke 10:1</a></span><br />After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13</a></span><br />Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/22-1.htm">Numbers 22:1</a></b></br> And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan <i>by</i> Jericho.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/26-63.htm">Numbers 26:63</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan <i>near</i> Jericho.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/31-12.htm">Numbers 31:12</a></b></br> And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which <i>are</i> by Jordan <i>near</i> Jericho.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/34-15.htm">Jericho</a> <a href="/numbers/34-15.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/numbers/33-50.htm">Lowlands</a> <a href="/numbers/33-50.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/numbers/34-16.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/34-15.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/numbers/33-50.htm">Plains</a> <a href="/numbers/34-16.htm">Speaketh</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Jericho</a> <a href="/numbers/35-10.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/joshua/4-13.htm">Lowlands</a> <a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/numbers/35-9.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Plains</a> <a href="/numbers/35-9.htm">Speaketh</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'; 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Moses is portrayed as a prophet and leader who receives divine instructions, underscoring his unique role in guiding the Israelites. This communication highlights the continuity of God's guidance and the importance of obedience to His commands.<p><b>on the plains of Moab</b><br>The plains of Moab refer to the region east of the Jordan River, opposite Jericho. This area was significant as the final encampment of the Israelites before entering the Promised Land. It was a place of preparation and instruction, where Moses delivered his final teachings and where the Israelites were reminded of their covenant with God.<p><b>by the Jordan</b><br>The Jordan River is a critical geographical marker in the biblical narrative, symbolizing the boundary between the wilderness and the Promised Land. It represents a transition from the period of wandering to the fulfillment of God's promise. The crossing of the Jordan by the Israelites, led by Joshua, is a pivotal event that signifies entering into God's rest and inheritance.<p><b>across from Jericho</b><br>Jericho is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world and the first city conquered by the Israelites in the Promised Land. Its mention here foreshadows the upcoming conquest and the beginning of the Israelites' settlement in Canaan. Jericho's strategic location made it a key target, and its fall demonstrated God's power and faithfulness in delivering the land to His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is the ultimate authority and lawgiver for the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His people from Egypt and guide them through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/plains_of_moab.htm">Plains of Moab</a></b><br>A region east of the Jordan River, where the Israelites camped before entering the Promised Land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jordan_river.htm">Jordan River</a></b><br>A significant geographical boundary for the Israelites, representing the transition from the wilderness to the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jericho.htm">Jericho</a></b><br>A city located near the Jordan River, known for its fortified walls and the first city conquered by the Israelites in the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_guidance.htm">God's Sovereignty and Guidance</a></b><br>Recognize that God is the ultimate authority in our lives, guiding us through His Word and Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_obedience.htm">Leadership and Obedience</a></b><br>Reflect on Moses' role as a leader who faithfully communicated God's instructions, and consider how we can be obedient to God's calling in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_promised_blessings.htm">Preparation for Promised Blessings</a></b><br>Understand that the plains of Moab represent a place of preparation and anticipation for the Israelites, reminding us to prepare our hearts for the blessings God has in store.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_boundaries.htm">Significance of Boundaries</a></b><br>The Jordan River symbolizes a boundary between the past and the future. Consider the spiritual boundaries in your life that signify growth and new beginnings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The proximity to Jericho serves as a reminder of the faith required to conquer challenges. Reflect on how faith can lead to victory in your own life.<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/how_reconcile_48_levite_cities_with_few_finds.htm">How do we reconcile the mention of 48 Levite cities (Numbers 35:1–8) with limited archaeological evidence for so many Levitical settlements? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/insights_from_day_38_on_spiritual_growth.htm">What insights does Day 35 offer on spiritual growth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_joshua_21_cities_conflict_with_14-20.htm">Do the cities assigned in Joshua 21 conflict with the earlier tribal boundaries in Joshua 14–20? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_the_48_levitical_cities.htm">How can we confirm the historical accuracy of the 48 Levitical cities listed in Joshua 21:1–42, given limited archaeological evidence? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the Lord spake.</span> Cf. <a href="/numbers/33-50.htm">Numbers 33:50</a>; <a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Numbers 36:13</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/35-1.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">Again the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spoke</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the plains</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ar·ḇōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6160.htm">Strong's 6160: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Moab</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Jordan</span><br /><span class="heb">יַרְדֵּ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(yar·dên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">across from Jericho:</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרֵח֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rê·ḥōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3405.htm">Strong's 3405: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/35-1.htm">Numbers 35:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/35-1.htm">Numbers 35:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/35-1.htm">Numbers 35:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/35-1.htm">Numbers 35:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/35-1.htm">Numbers 35:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/35-1.htm">Numbers 35:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/35-1.htm">Numbers 35:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/35-1.htm">Numbers 35:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/35-1.htm">Numbers 35:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/35-1.htm">Numbers 35:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/35-1.htm">OT Law: Numbers 35:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/34-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 34:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 34:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/35-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 35:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 35:2" /></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>