KJV King James Version
Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
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Numbers 35:24
Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
then the congregation must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.
WEB World English Bible
then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;
ASV American Standard Version
then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
then have the company judged between the smiter and the redeemer of blood, by these judgments.
Surrounding context — Numbers 35
21 Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote [him] shall surely be put to death; [for] he [is] a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
22 But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
23 Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing [him] not, and cast [it] upon him, that he die, and [was] not his enemy, neither sought his harm:
24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
25 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.
26 But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;
27 And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:
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וְשָֽׁפְטוּ֙H8199 · sha.phatto judgeהָֽעֵדָ֔הH5712 · e.dahcongregationבֵּ֚יןH996 · ba.yinbetweenהַמַּכֶּ֔הH5221 · na.khahto smiteוּבֵ֖יןH996 · ba.yinbetweenגֹּאֵ֣לH1350 · ga.alto redeem: redeemהַדָּ֑םH1818 · dambloodעַ֥לH5921 · aluponהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםH4941 · mish.patjustice: judgementהָאֵֽלֶּה׃H428 · el.lehthese
Cross-references
Joshua 20:6And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, [and] until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.Numbers 35:12And 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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