Numbers 35:34
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
You shall not defileתְטַמֵּ֣א
(te·tam·me)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root
the landהָאָ֗רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
in whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
you live,יֹשְׁבִ֣ים
(yo·she·vim)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in the midstבְּתֹוכָ֑הּ
(be·to·v·chah;)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
of whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
I dwell;שֹׁכֵ֣ן
(sho·chen)
7931: to settle down, abide, dwella prim. root
for I the LORDיְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
am dwellingשֹׁכֵ֕ן
(sho·chen)
7931: to settle down, abide, dwella prim. root
in the midstבְּתֹ֖וךְ
(be·to·vch)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
of the sonsבְּנֵ֥י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israel.'"יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
Defile
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
not therefore the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
which ye shall inhabit
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
wherein
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
I dwell
shakan  (shaw-kan')
to reside or permanently stay -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
for I the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
dwell
shakan  (shaw-kan')
to reside or permanently stay -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
among
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'You shall not defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which I dwell; for I the LORD am dwelling in the midst of the sons of Israel.'"

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not make the land unclean where you live and where I reside; for I, Yahweh, reside among the Israelites."

International Standard Version
You are not to defile the land where you will be living, because I'm living among you. I am the LORD, who lives in Israel."

NET Bible
Therefore do not defile the land that you will inhabit, in which I live, for I the LORD live among the Israelites."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Never make the land where you and I live unclean. I, the LORD, live among the Israelites."

King James 2000 Bible
Defile not therefore the land which you shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
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