KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 35:15
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or stranger among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there.
WEB World English Bible
For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the foreigner living among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that everyone who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.
ASV American Standard Version
For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that every one that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
To sons of Israel, and to a sojourner, and to a settler in their midst, are these six cities for a refuge, for the fleeing thither of any one smiting a person unawares.
Surrounding context — 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.
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.
17 And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
18 Or [if] he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
לִבְנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוְלַגֵּ֤רH1616 · gersojournerוְלַתּוֹשָׁב֙H8453 · to.shavsojournerבְּתוֹכָ֔םH8432 · ta.vekhmidstתִּהְיֶ֛ינָהH1961 · ha.yahto beשֵׁשׁ־H8337 · sheshsixהֶעָרִ֥יםH5892 · irexcitementהָאֵ֖לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseלְמִקְלָ֑טH4733 · miq.latrefugeלָנ֣וּסH5127 · nusto fleeשָׁ֔מָּהH8033 · shamthereכָּל־H3605 · kolallמַכֵּה־H5221 · na.khahto smiteנֶ֖פֶשׁH5315 · ne.pheshsoulבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃H7684 · she.ga.gahunintentionally
Cross-references
Numbers 15:16One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.Leviticus 24:22Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I [am] the LORD your God.Exodus 12:49One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.Galatians 3:28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.Romans 3:29[Is he] the God of the Jews only? [is he] not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
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