Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The cities shall be to you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands before the congregation for trial.

King James Version

And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.

Holman Bible

You will have the cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who kills someone will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.

International Standard Version

They are to serve as cities of refuge from a blood avenger in order to keep the inadvertent killer from dying until he has stood trial in the presence of the community.

A Conservative Version

And the cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.

American Standard Version

And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment.

Amplified

The cities shall be to you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who has caused the death of another will not be killed until he has had a [fair] trial before the congregation.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

And ye shall have these cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he have stood before the assembly in judgment.

Julia Smith Translation

And they to you the cities for refuge from the nearest relative; and the slayer shall not die till his standing before the assembly for judgment,

King James 2000

And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stands before the congregation in judgment.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The cities will be to you a refuge from a redeemer, so that the killer will not die until he stands before the community for judgment.

Modern King James verseion

And they shall be to you cities for refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer does not die until he stands before the congregation in judgment.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the cities shall be to flee from the executer of blood, that he which killed die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.

NET Bible

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.

New Heart English Bible

The cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer not die, until he stands before the congregation for judgment.

The Emphasized Bible

So shall the cities serve you for places of refuge from the redeemer, - that the manslayer may not die, until he has stood before the assembly, for judgment,

Webster

And they shall be to you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the man-slayer may not die, until he stands before the congregation in judgment.

World English Bible

The cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer not die, until he stands before the congregation for judgment.

Youngs Literal Translation

and the cities have been to you for a refuge from the redeemer, and the man-slayer doth not die till his standing before the company for judgment.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

מקלט 
Miqlat 
Usage: 20

רצח 
Ratsach 
Usage: 47

die
מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

not, until he stand
עמד 
`amad 
Usage: 521

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

עדה 
`edah 
Usage: 149

Context Readings

Cities Of Refuge

11 then ye shall appoint yourselves cities to be cities of refuge for you that the manslayer who kills any person unawares may flee there. 12 The cities shall be to you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands before the congregation for trial. 13 And of these cities which ye shall give, six cities shall ye have for refuge.



Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:6

lest the avenger of the blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him, whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.

Joshua 20:3-6

so that the manslayer who kills any person in error and without knowledge may flee there, and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

Numbers 35:19

The kinsman avenger of blood shall slay the murderer; when he meets him, he shall slay him.

Numbers 35:24-27

then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the kinsman avenger of blood according to these laws.

Deuteronomy 19:11-12

But when any man hates his neighbour and lies in wait for him and rises up against him and smites him mortally that he dies and flees into one of these cities,

Joshua 20:9

These were the cities appointed for all the sons of Israel and for the stranger that sojourns among them that anyone who kills any person by error might flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood until he stands before the congregation.

2 Samuel 14:7

And, behold, the whole family is risen against thy handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and we will destroy the heir also. So they shall quench my coal which is left and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.

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