Swift execution protected the Promised Land from becoming defiled, for Jehovah commanded: “You must not pollute the land in which you live, for [the shedding of human] blood pollutes the land. ” ​ — Num.
أَوْصَى يَهْوَهُ :‏ « لَا تُنَجِّسُوا ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلَّتِي أَنْتُمْ فِيهَا ،‏ لِأَنَّ [سَفْكَ] ٱلدَّمِ يُنَجِّسُ ٱلْأَرْضَ » .‏ —‏ عد ٣٥ :‏ ٣٣ ،‏ ٣٤‏ .‏