Numbers 35:15 - Easy To Read Version Those cities will be places of safety for citizens of Israel, and for foreigners and travelers. Any of those people will be able to run to one of those cities if he accidentally kills someone. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition These six cities shall be a refuge for the Israelites and for the stranger and the temporary resident among them; that anyone who kills any person unintentionally and unawares may flee there. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible These six cities will be refuge for Israelites, immigrants, and temporary residents, as a place to flee for anyone who kills a person by accident. Catholic Public Domain Version as much for the sons of Israel as for newcomers and sojourners, so that anyone who has shed blood unwillingly may flee to these places. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As well for the children of Israel as for strangers and sojourners, that he may flee to them, who hath shed blood against his will. |
We will all die some day. We will be like water that is spilled on the ground. No person can gather this water back from the ground. You know God forgives people. God made plans for people who are forced to run away for safety—God doesn’t force them to run away from him!
The same rules are for everyone. It does not matter if a person is a citizen or a non-Israelite living in your country—the same rules are for everyone.”
“The law will be {fair}—it will be the same for foreigners and for people from your own country. Why? Because I am the Lord your God.”
“Tell the people of Israel: If any person sins by accident and does any of the things the Lord said must not be done, then that person must do these things:
This means that you must follow the same laws and the same rules. Those laws and rules are for you people of Israel and for the other people who are living among you.”
You must choose towns to be cities of safety. If a person accidentally kills another person, then that person can run to one of those cities for safety.
A person is a true Jew only if he is a Jew inside. True circumcision is done in the heart. It is done by the Spirit, {\cf2\super [24]} not by the written law. And a person that is circumcised in the heart by the Spirit gets praise from God, not from people.