Numbers 35:29 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 35:29

27 and the avenger of blood finds him outside the limits of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of¹ blood,

28 because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest the manslayer may return to the land of his possession.

29 ‘And these things shall be ^aa statute of judgment to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

30 Whoever kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the ^atestimony of witnesses; but one witness is not sufficient testimony against a person for the death penalty.

31 Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death.

32 And you shall take no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land before the death of the priest.

33 So you shall not pollute the land where you are; for blood ^adefiles the land, and no atonement can be made for the land, for the blood that is shed on it, except ^bby the blood of him who shed it.

34 Therefore ^ado not defile the land which you inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell; for ^bI the Lord dwell among the children of Israel.’ ”

Verse Comparison: Numbers 35:29

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American Standard Version
And these things shall be for a statute `and' ordinance unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

Amplified® Bible
And these things shall be for a statute {and} ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

Contemporary English Version
The community of Israel must always obey these laws.

Darby English Version
And this shall be unto you a statute of right throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

Good News Bible
These rules apply to you and your descendants wherever you may live.

King James Version
So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

New American Standard Bible
`These things shall be for a statutory ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

New International Version
" 'These are to be legal requirements for you throughout the generations to come, wherever you live.

New King James Version
‘And these things shall be a statute of judgment to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'These things you shall observe for a statutory ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

Revised Standard Version
"And these things shall be for a statute and ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

Young's Literal Translation
`And these things have been to you for a statute of judgment to your generations, in all your dwellings:

New English Translation
So these things must be a statutory ordinance¹ for you throughout your generations, in all the places where you live.

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