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
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
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 35:11
Verse Info
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.
Phrases
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;