Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the judge of blood, and shall restore him again unto the franchised city whither he was fled. And he shall bide there unto the death of the high priest which was anointed with holy oil.

New American Standard Bible

The congregation shall deliver the manslayer from the hand of the blood avenger, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge to which he fled; and he shall live in it until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil.

King James Version

And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.

Holman Bible

The assembly is to protect the one who kills someone from the hand of the avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge he fled to, and he must live there until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil.

International Standard Version

The community is to release the inadvertent killer from the blood avenger and return him to the town of refuge where he had fled. He is to live there until the High Priest dies, who will have anointed him with holy oil.

A Conservative Version

And the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge where he fled. And he shall dwell in it until the death of the high priest, who

American Standard Version

and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

Amplified

The congregation shall rescue the offender from the hand of the blood avenger and return him to his city of refuge, [the place] to which he had escaped; and he shall live there until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the sacred oil.

Bible in Basic English

And let the people keep the man responsible for the death safe from the hands of him who has the right of punishment for blood, and send him back to his safe town where he had gone in flight: there let him be till the death of the high priest who was marked with the holy oil.

Darby Translation

and the assembly shall rescue the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the assembly shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he had fled; and he shall abide in it until the death of the high-priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

Julia Smith Translation

And the assembly delivered the slayer out of the hand of the nearest relation of blood, and the assembly turned him back to the city of his refuge where he fled there: and he dwelt in it till the death of the great priest who anointed him with the holy oil.

King James 2000

And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, where he had fled: and he shall abide in it until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The community will deliver the killer from the hand of the blood avenger, and the community will restore him to the city of his refuge to which he fled; and he will live there in it until the death of the high priest who was anointed with holy oil.

Modern King James verseion

And the congregation shall deliver the one who kills out of the hand of the revenger of blood. And the congregation shall send him back to the city of his refuge, to which he had fled. And he shall stay in it until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil.

NET Bible

The community must deliver the slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the community must restore him to the town of refuge to which he fled, and he must live there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the consecrated oil.

New Heart English Bible

and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, where he was fled: and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

The Emphasized Bible

and the assembly shall rescue the manslayer out of the hand of the blood-redeemer, and the assembly shall restore him unto his city of refuge whither he had fled, - and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who hath been anointed with the hallowing oil.

Webster

And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he had fled: and he shall abide in it to the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

World English Bible

and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, where he was fled: and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

Youngs Literal Translation

'And the company have delivered the man-slayer out of the hand of the redeemer of blood, and the company have caused him to turn back unto the city of his refuge, whither he hath fled, and he hath dwelt in it till the death of the chief priest, who hath been anointed with the holy oil.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עדה 
`edah 
Usage: 149

נצל 
Natsal 
Usage: 213

the slayer
רצח 
Ratsach 
Usage: 47

out of the hand
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

of blood
דּם 
Dam 
Usage: 359

and the congregation
עדה 
`edah 
Usage: 149

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

him to the city
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

of his refuge
מקלט 
Miqlat 
Usage: 20

נוּס 
Nuwc 
Usage: 160

and he shall abide
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

in it unto the death
מות 
Maveth 
Usage: 156

of the high
גּדל גּדול 
Gadowl 
Usage: 528

כּהן 
Kohen 
Usage: 750

משׁח 
Mashach 
Usage: 72

with the holy
קדשׁ 
Qodesh 
Usage: 470

Context Readings

Cities Of Refuge

24 then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the executer of blood in such cases. 25 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the judge of blood, and shall restore him again unto the franchised city whither he was fled. And he shall bide there unto the death of the high priest which was anointed with holy oil. 26 "'But and if he came without the borders of his privileged city whither he was fled,

Cross References

Exodus 29:7

Then take the anointing oil and pour it upon his head and anoint him.

Leviticus 4:3

If the priest that is anointed sin, and make the people to do amiss, he shall bring for his sin which he hath done: an ox without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering.

Leviticus 21:10

He that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured and whose hand was filled to put on the vestments, shall not uncover his head nor rent his clothes,

Joshua 20:6

And he shall dwell in the said city until he stand before the congregation in judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days. And then shall the slayer return and come unto his own city and unto his own house, and unto the city from whence he fled.'"

Leviticus 8:12

And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him to sanctify him.

Numbers 35:28

because he should have bidden in his free town until the death of the high priest, and after the death of the high priest, he shall return again unto the land of his possession.

Romans 3:24-26

but are justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus

Ephesians 2:16-18

And to reconcile both unto God in one body through his cross, and slew hatred thereby:

Hebrews 4:14-16

Seeing, then, that we have a great high priest which is entered into heaven - I mean Jesus the son of God - let us hold our profession.

Hebrews 7:25-28

Wherefore he is able also ever to save them that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth, to make intercession for us.

Hebrews 9:12-15

neither by the blood of goats, and calves: but by his own blood, we entered once for all into the holy place, and found eternal redemption.

Hebrews 10:19-22

Seeing, brethren, that by the means of the blood of Jesus, we may be bold to enter into that holy place,

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