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YHWHיְהוָהspokeוַיְדַבֵּרto Mosesאֶל מֹשֶׁהin the plainsבְּעַרְבֹתof Moabמוֹאָבbyעַלthe Jordanיַרְדֵּןopposite Jericho,יְרֵחוֹsaying,לֵאמֹר
Numbers 35:1
Study it in the app“YHWH spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 35:1, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appears- to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- in the plainsעַרְבֹתarvot
plain
Flat, dry land, where there is almost no water.
Where else “arvot” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- the Jordanיַרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- opposite Jerichoיְרֵחוֹyerecho
Jericho
See it on the mapWhere else “yerecho” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears
Places in this verse
1Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
2Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
3Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2“Command the sons of Israel that they give to the Levites, from the inheritance of their possession, cities to dwell in; and pasturelands for the cities all around them you shall give to the Levites.