Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Then let certain towns be marked out as safe places to which anyone who takes the life of another in error may go in flight.

New American Standard Bible

then you shall select for yourselves cities to be your cities of refuge, that the manslayer who has killed any person unintentionally may flee there.

King James Version

Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.

Holman Bible

designate cities to serve as cities of refuge for you, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.

International Standard Version

they are to designate some towns of refuge so that anyone who kills someone inadvertently may flee there.

A Conservative Version

then ye shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.

American Standard Version

then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.

Amplified

then you shall select for yourselves cities to be cities of refuge, so that the one who kills any person unintentionally may escape there.

Darby Translation

then ye shall appoint for yourselves cities: cities of refuge shall they be for you; that a manslayer may flee thither, who without intent smiteth a person mortally.

Julia Smith Translation

And build ye to you cities; cities of refuge shall they be to you; and the slayer to flee there smiting a soul in error.

King James 2000

Then you shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee there, who kills any person unintentionally.

Lexham Expanded Bible

you will select for yourselves cities for your cities of refuge, that a killer who has killed a person unintentionally can flee there.

Modern King James verseion

then you shall choose cities to be cities of refuge for you, so that the slayer who kills any person through error may flee there.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

ye shall build cities which shall be privileged towns for you: that he which slayeth a man unawares, may fly thither.

NET Bible

you must then designate some towns as towns of refuge for you, to which a person who has killed someone unintentionally may flee.

New Heart English Bible

then you shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.

The Emphasized Bible

then shall ye find for you, convenient cities, cities of refuge, shall they be unto you, - and the manslayer, who hath slain a person, by mistake, shall flee thither.

Webster

Then ye shall appoint for you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, who killeth any person at unawares.

World English Bible

then you shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.

Youngs Literal Translation

and have prepared to yourselves cities -- cities of refuge they are to you -- then fled thither hath a man-slayer, smiting a person unawares,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קרה 
Qarah 
Usage: 27

עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

to be cities
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

of refuge
מקלט 
Miqlat 
Usage: 20

רצח 
Ratsach 
Usage: 47

נוּס 
Nuwc 
Usage: 160

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

Context Readings

Cities Of Refuge

10 Say to the children of Israel, when you have gone over Jordan into the land of Canaan; 11 Then let certain towns be marked out as safe places to which anyone who takes the life of another in error may go in flight. 12 In these towns you may be safe from him who has the right of punishment; so that death may not overtake the taker of life till he has been judged by the meeting of the people.

Cross References

Exodus 21:13

But if he had no evil purpose against him, and God gave him into his hand, I will give you a place to which he may go in flight.

Joshua 20:2

Say to the children of Israel, Let certain towns be marked out as safe places, as I said to you by the mouth of Moses,

Numbers 35:6

And the towns which you give the Levites are to be the six safe places to which the taker of life may go in flight; and in addition you are to give them forty-two towns.

Numbers 35:22-25

But if a man has given a wound to another suddenly and not in hate, or without design has sent something against him,

Deuteronomy 4:42

To which anyone causing the death of his neighbour in error and not through hate, might go in flight; so that in one of these towns he might be kept from death:

Deuteronomy 19:1-13

When the nations, whose land the Lord your God is giving you, have been cut off by him, and you have taken their place and are living in their towns and in their houses;

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