Numbers 35:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 189512 And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgement. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176912 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition12 And the cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he has had a fair trial before the congregation. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)12 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. See the chapterCommon English Bible12 The cities will be for you a place of refuge from the close relative of the dead. The person who killed someone may not be put to death until he stands before the community for judgment. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version12 And when a fugitive is in these, the kinsman of the deceased shall not be able to kill him, until he stands in the sight of the multitude and his case is judged. See the chapter |
And, 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 so destroy the heir also: thus shall they quench my coal which is left, and shall leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth.