But if he did not intend any harm, and yet God allowed it to happen, I will appoint a place for you where he may flee.
Numbers 35:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘The cities you give the Levites will include six cities of refuge, which you will provide so that the one who kills someone may flee there; in addition to these, give forty-two other cities. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Of the cities which you shall give to the Levites there shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee into; and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities. American Standard Version (1901) And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee unto: and besides them ye shall give forty and two cities. Common English Bible Six of the cities that you give to the Levites will be refuge cities. You will allow the person who kills someone to flee there. In addition to these you will give them forty-two cities. Catholic Public Domain Version Now, from the towns which you shall give to the Levites, six shall be separated for the assistance of fugitives, so that he who has shed blood may flee to them. And, aside from these, there shall be forty-two other towns, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And among the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, six shall be separated for refuge to fugitives, that he who hath shed blood may flee to them. And besides these there shall be other forty-two cities: |
But if he did not intend any harm, and yet God allowed it to happen, I will appoint a place for you where he may flee.
and there will be a shelter for shade from heat by day and a refuge and shelter from storm and rain.
Measure a kilometre outside the city for the east side, a kilometre for the south side, a kilometre for the west side, and a kilometre for the north side, with the city in the centre. This will belong to them as pasturelands for the cities.
‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.
They gave to the descendants of the priest Aaron: Hebron, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands,
The Israelites gave them: Shechem, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,
From half the tribe of Manasseh, they gave to the descendants of Gershon, who were one of the Levite clans: Golan, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands in Bashan, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands #– #two cities.
So the Israelites, by the Lord’s command, gave the Levites these cities with their pasturelands from their inheritance.
From the tribe of Naphtali they gave: Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands #– #three cities.
From the tribe of Reuben they gave: Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands,
From the tribe of Gad they gave: Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,