Parallel Verses

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 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.

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.

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.

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 "Speak to the Israelites and tell them, 'When you cross over the Jordan River into the land of Canaan, 11 you must then designate some towns as towns of refuge for you, to which a person who has killed someone unintentionally may flee. 12 And they must stand as your towns of refuge from the avenger in order that the killer may not die until he has stood trial before the community.

Cross References

Exodus 21:13

But if he does not do it with premeditation, but it happens by accident, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.

Joshua 20:2

"Have the Israelites select the cities of refuge that I told you about through Moses.

Numbers 35:6

Now from these towns that you will give to the Levites you must select six towns of refuge to which a person who has killed someone may flee. And you must give them forty-two other towns.

Numbers 35:22-25

"But if he strikes him suddenly, without enmity, or throws anything at him unintentionally,

Deuteronomy 4:42

Anyone who accidentally killed someone without hating him at the time of the accident could flee to one of those cities and be safe.

Deuteronomy 19:1-13

When the Lord your God destroys the nations whose land he is about to give you and you dispossess them and settle in their cities and houses,

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