KJV King James Version
And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
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Numbers 35:13
And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge.
WEB World English Bible
The cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
ASV American Standard Version
And the cities which ye shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
As to the cities which ye give—six are cities of refuge to you;
Surrounding context — Numbers 35
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.
16 And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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