Numbers 5:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.

In the midst

General references

Deuteronomy 23:10

Haggai 2:13

Bible References

In the midst

I will live among you in my sacred tent, and I will never turn away from you.

Jehovah your God walks in the middle of your camp. He is there to deliver you and to defeat your enemies before you. Therefore your camp must be holy. He must not see anything indecent among you or He will turn away from you.

You went to the highest place. You took prisoners captive. You have received gifts in the form of people, even from among rebellious people, so that Jehovah God may live there [with them].

Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.

And what agreement does a temple of God have with idols? We are the temple of the living God. God said: I will dwell in them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people. (Leviticus 26:12) (Zechariah 8:8)

Then I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying: Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men. He will dwell with them and they will be his people! God will be with them, and be their God.

General references

If there is among you any man who is unclean because of a nocturnal emission he must go outside the camp. He may not reenter the camp.

Then Haggai asked: This person is defiled because he has touched a dead body. If he then touches any of these foods, will that make them defiled too? The priests answered, Yes.