And the cities which ye shall give to the Levites, six cities of refuge, which ye shall give to flee there to the slayer: and upon them ye shall give forty and two
Deuteronomy 4:42 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876 For the slayer to flee there when he shall slay his friend without knowledge; and he hated him not yesterday the third day; and he fled to one of these cities and he lived: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition That the manslayer might flee there, who slew his neighbor unintentionally and had not previously been at enmity with him, that fleeing to one of these cities he might save his life: American Standard Version (1901) that the manslayer might flee thither, that slayeth his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in time past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live: Common English Bible so that anyone who killed someone accidentally and without prior hatred could flee to one of these cities and be safe: Catholic Public Domain Version so that anyone might flee to these if he has killed his neighbor unwillingly, who was not his enemy a day or two earlier, and so that he would be able to escape to one of these cities: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That any one might flee to them who should kill his neighbour unwillingly, and was not his enemy a day or two before: and that he might escape to some one of these cities: |
And the cities which ye shall give to the Levites, six cities of refuge, which ye shall give to flee there to the slayer: and upon them ye shall give forty and two
Then Moses will separate three cities in the other side of Jordan from the rising of the sun;
Bezer in the desert, in the land of the plain to the Reubenites, and Ramoth in Gilead to the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan, to the Manassites.
That by two unalterable deeds, in which it is impossible for God to deceive we might have a strong consolation, taking refuge in holding firmly the hope set before: