KJV King James Version
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.
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Numbers 35:12
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.
WEB World English Bible
The cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer not die, until he stands before the congregation for judgment.
ASV American Standard Version
And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the cities have been to you for a refuge from the redeemer, and the man-slayer doth not die till his standing before the company for judgment.
Surrounding context — Numbers 35
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.
15 These six cities shall be a refuge, [both] for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְהָי֨וּH1961 · ha.yahto beלָכֶ֧םH9036 · khemyouהֶעָרִ֛יםH5892 · irexcitementלְמִקְלָ֖טH4733 · miq.latrefugeמִגֹּאֵ֑לH1350 · ga.alto redeem: redeemוְלֹ֤אH3808 · lonotיָמוּת֙H4191 · mutto dieהָרֹצֵ֔חַH7523 · ra.tsachto murderעַד־H5704 · adtillעָמְד֛וֹH5975 · a.madto stand: standלִפְנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהָעֵדָ֖הH5712 · e.dahcongregationלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃H4941 · mish.patjustice: judgement
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 19:6Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he [was] not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.Joshua 20:3-6That the slayer that killeth [any] person unawares [and] unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.Joshua 20:9These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth [any] person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.2 Samuel 14:7And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband [neither] name nor remainder upon the earth.Numbers 35:24-27Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:Numbers 35:19The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.Deuteronomy 19:11-12But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:
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