Numbers 35:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 35:13

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

12 ^aThey shall be cities of refuge for you from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation in judgment.

13 And of the cities which you give, you shall have ^asix cities of refuge.

14 ^aYou shall appoint three cities on this side of the Jordan, and three cities you shall appoint in the land of Canaan, which will be cities of refuge.

15 These six cities shall be for refuge for the children of Israel, ^afor the stranger, and for the sojourner among them, that anyone who kills a person accidentally may flee there.

16 ^a‘But if he strikes him with an iron implement, so that he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

17 And if he strikes him with a stone in the hand, by which one could die, and he does die, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 35:13

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American Standard Version
And the cities which ye shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.

Amplified® Bible
And of the cities which you give there shall be your six cities for refuge.

Contemporary English Version
There are to be six of these Safe Towns,

Darby English Version
And the cities that ye shall give shall be six cities of refuge for you.

Good News Bible
Choose six cities,

King James Version
And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.

New American Standard Bible
`The cities which you are to give shall be your six cities of refuge.

New International Version
These six towns you give will be your cities of refuge.

New King James Version
And of the cities which you give, you shall have six cities of refuge.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'The cities which you will give shall consist of your six cities of refuge.

Revised Standard Version
And the cities which you give shall be your six cities of refuge.

Young's Literal Translation
`As to the cities which ye give -- six `are' cities of refuge to you;

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