Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary
Numbers 35:27
Not guilty Not liable to punishment from men, though not free of guilt before God. This God ordained, to oblige the manslayer to abide in his city of refuge.
Not guilty Not liable to punishment from men, though not free of guilt before God. This God ordained, to oblige the manslayer to abide in his city of refuge.
11. THE CITIES OF REFUGE CHAPTER 35 _ 1. The provision of the Levites: Forty-eight cities (Numbers 35:1)_ 2. The cities of refuge (Numbers 35:9) The cities of the Levites were scattered through the...
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 law...
The legal procedure in the case of accidental homicide....
_The -Cities of Refuge,"_and the _Law relating to homicide_ In Numbers 35:9 the appointment of the six cities and their purpose are prescribed; Numbers 35:16 contain specimen cases distinguishing del...
DISCOURSE: 184 THE CITIES OF REFUGE Numbers 35:24. The congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood, according to these judgment: and the congregation shall deliver the slayer...
IF THE SLAYER—COME WITHOUT THE BORDER, &C.— The reason of this law seems to be; because thus the man-slayer was, in some sort, accessary to his own death: for he might have been safe if he had pleased...
F. LAWS OF HOMICIDE vv. 16-34 TEXT Numbers 35:16. And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 17. And if he smite him w...
_BUT IF HE THRUST HIM SUDDENLY WITHOUT ENMITY, OR HAVE CAST UPON HIM ANY THING WITHOUT LAYING OF WAIT,_ But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity ... Under the excitement of a sudden provocation o...
35:27 avenger (d-18) See ver. 12....
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; Numbers 26:62). By way of compensa...
THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 35 THE TOWNS FOR LEVI’S *TRIBE – NUMBERS 35:1-8 V1 Still the *Israelites were camping on the plains of the cou
וּ מָצָ֤א אֹתֹו֙ גֹּאֵ֣ל הַ דָּ֔ם מִ
THE CITIES OF REFUGE Numbers 35:1; Numbers 36:1 1. THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES The order relating to the Levitical cities may be said to describe an ideal settlement. We have, at all events, no...
THE PENALTY FOR THE MURDERER Numbers 35:16 For murder the penalty was death, Numbers 35:30; but for accidental homicide there was freedom within the city limits until the death of the high priest, wh...
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 scatte...
And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the (k) slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood: (k) By the sentence of the judge....
Him. Custom explained this law, as giving leave to any person to inflict the punishment upon the wandering murderer, though the relation seem only to be specified. (Grotius) --- Some think, that to ki...
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 now...
The successes given to the children of Israel alarmed some of their neighbours, more particularly Moab; and this gives occasion for a striking episode in the history which brought to issue as solemn a...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 34, 35, AND 36. Finally, God takes care of His people in all respects; He marks the limits of the country they were to enjoy. He settles the taking possessio...
AND THE REVENGER OF BLOOD FIND HIM WITHOUT THE BORDERS OF THE CITY OF HIS REFUGE,.... Without the suburbs, fields, and vineyards belonging to it: AND THE REVENGER OF BLOOD KILL THE SLAYER; being exas...
1 Eight and fourtie Cities for the Leuites with their suburbs, and measure thereof. 6 Sixe of them are to be cities of refuge. 9 The lawes of murder. 31 No satisfaction for murder. 1 AND the LORD...
REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE CITIES OF REFUGE...
and the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer, he (the revenger) SHALL NOT BE GUILTY OF BLOOD, shall not be considered a m...
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 the t...
SHALL NOT BE GUILTY OF BLOOD: _ Heb._ no blood shall be to him...
9-34 To show plainly the abhorrence of murder, and to provide the more effectually for the punishment of the murderer, the nearest relation of the deceased, under the title of avenger of blood, (or t...
i.e. Not liable to punishment from men, though not free from guilt before God, because he kills an innocent person, as appears from DEUTERONOMY 19:10. This God ordained to oblige the man-slayer to abi...
The opening lines of this most interesting chapter set before us the gracious provision which Jehovah made for His servants the Levites. Each of the tribes of Israel was privileged that we say not bou...
Numbers 35:27 avenger H1350 (H8802) blood H1818 finds H4672 (H8804) outside H2351 limits H1366 city H5892 refuge...
FURTHER EXAMPLES. Numbers 35:20 “ And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died, or in enmity smote him with his hand, so that he died; he that smote him shall su...
CONTENTS: The cities of refuge. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: God would teach us to conceive a dread and horror of the guilt of blood and to be very careful of life, lest even by negligence we...
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 the s...
_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. Few p...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 35:22 These verses list examples of killings that are the result of an accident or impulsive behavior (HE PUSHED HIM SUDDENLY WITHOUT ENMITY). The killer in this case is punish...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 35:9__ Canaan is the holy land because God dwells there. He is the holy one, and sin and death are in absolute opposition to him (see note on 5:1–6:27). If the land is made unc...
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 wilful...
As we get into chapter thirty-five, it describes the cities of refuge that they were to establish, verse two, Command the children of Israel, that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their...
Deuteronomy 19:10; Deuteronomy 19:6; Exodus 22:2...
Not guilty — Not liable to punishment from men, though not free of guilt before God. This God ordained to oblige the man — slayer to abide in his city of refuge....