Numbers 35:34 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Don't make the land unclean that you will live in, where I also live. For I the LORD live among the people of Israel.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is telling His people not to pollute or corrupt the land where they live together, because He dwells there with them.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes at the end of God's instructions about cities of refuge and laws regarding murder and bloodshed. The Israelites were about to enter the Promised Land after 40 years in the wilderness. God was emphasizing that when innocent blood is shed, it defiles the land itself, and since He would be dwelling among His people in this land, it must remain holy and pure.

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