Numbers 35:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 35:11

Cities of Refuge

9 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

10 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ^a‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

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.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 35:11

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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® Bible
Then you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the slayer who kills any person unintentionally {and} unawares may flee there.

Contemporary English Version
choose Safe Towns, where a person who has accidentally killed someone can run for protection.

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
you are to choose cities of refuge to which any of you can escape if you kill someone accidentally.

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.

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.

New International Version
select some towns to be your cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone accidentally may flee.

New King James Version
then you shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person accidentally may flee there.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
then you shall select for yourselves cities to consist of your cities of refuge, that the manslayer who has killed any person unintentionally may flee there.

Revised Standard Version
then you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person without intent may flee there.

Young's 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,

New English Translation
you must then designate some towns as towns of refuge for you, to which a person who has killed someone unintentionally may flee.

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