KJV King James Version
Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.
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Numbers 35:11
Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.
WEB World English Bible
then you shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.
ASV American Standard Version
then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and have prepared to yourselves cities—cities of refuge they are to you—then fled thither hath a man-slayer, smiting a person unawares,
Surrounding context — Numbers 35
8 And the cities which ye shall give [shall be] of the possession of the children of Israel: from [them that have] many ye shall give many; but from [them that have] few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.
9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
11 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.
12 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
13 And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
14 Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, [which] shall be cities of refuge.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְהִקְרִיתֶ֤םH7136 · qa.rahto meetלָכֶם֙H9036 · khemyouעָרִ֔יםH5892 · irexcitementעָרֵ֥יH5892 · irexcitementמִקְלָ֖טH4733 · miq.latrefugeתִּהְיֶ֣ינָהH1961 · ha.yahto beלָכֶ֑םH9036 · khemyouוְנָ֥סH5127 · nusto fleeשָׁ֙מָּה֙H8033 · shamthereרֹצֵ֔חַH7523 · ra.tsachto murderמַכֵּה־H5221 · na.khahto smiteנֶ֖פֶשׁH5315 · ne.pheshsoulבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃H7684 · she.ga.gahunintentionally
Cross-references
Exodus 21:13And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver [him] into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.Numbers 35:6And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites [there shall be] six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.Joshua 20:2Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:Deuteronomy 19:1-13When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses;Numbers 35:22-25But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,Deuteronomy 4:42That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:
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