Passage Research
Numbers 35 — Sermon Preparation
The Levites receive forty-eight cities and surrounding pasturelands; six of these are cities of refuge, and the chapter distinguishes intentional murder from accidental killing. Below is a research summary for Numbers 35, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 34
- verses
- 482 / 129
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Numbers 35 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רָצַח | râtsach | H7523 | 20 | dash, kill |
| עִיר | ʻîyr | H5892 | 29 | city, waking |
| מוּת | mûwth | H4191 | 25 | die, kill |
| מִקְלָט | miqlâṭ | H4733 | 11 | asylum, receptacle |
| דָּם | dâm | H1818 | 10 | blood, juice |
| נָתַן | nâthan | H5414 | 12 | give, put |
| נָכָה | nâkâh | H5221 | 9 | strike |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Numbers 35, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“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 the redeemer of blood,) in notorious cases, might pursue, and execute vengeance. A distinction is made, not between sudden anger and malice aforethought, both which are the crime of murder; but between intentionally striking a man with any weapon likely to cause death, and an unintentional blow. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Numbers 35:9–34 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jericho 1— Num 35:1
- Jordan— Num 35:1
- Moab 2— Num 35:1
- Canaan— Num 35:10
Need the complete sermon prep report on this passage?
Greek exegesis, historical background, current scholarship, sermon outlines, illustrations — a complete PDF report on Numbers 35, delivered within 24 hours.