Deuteronomy 19:4

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2 ^ayou shall separate three cities for yourself in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.

3 You shall prepare roads for yourself, and divide into three parts the territory of your land which the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, that any manslayer may flee there.

4 “And ^athis is the case of the manslayer who flees there, that he may live: Whoever kills his neighbor¹ unintentionally, not having hated him in time past—

5 as when a man goes to the woods with his neighbor to cut timber, and his hand swings a stroke with the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies—he shall flee to one of these cities and live;

6 ^alest the avenger of blood, while his anger is hot, pursue the manslayer and overtake him, because the way is long, and kill him, though he was not deserving of death, since he had not hated the victim in time past.

7 Therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall separate three cities for yourself.’

8 “Now if the Lord your God ^aenlarges your territory, as He swore to ^byour fathers, and gives you the land which He promised to give to your fathers,

9 and if you keep all these commandments and do them, which I command you today, to love the Lord your God and to walk always in His ways, ^athen you shall add three more cities for yourself besides these three,

10 ^alest innocent blood be shed in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and thus guilt of bloodshed be upon you.

11 “But ^aif anyone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises against him and strikes him mortally, so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities,

12 then the elders of his city shall send and bring him from there, and deliver him over to the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 19:4

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American Standard Version
And this is the case of the manslayer, that shall flee thither and live: whoso killeth his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in time past;

Amplified® Bible
And this is the case of the slayer who shall flee there in order that he may live. Whoever kills his neighbor unintentionally, for whom he had no enmity in time past--

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 19:2)

Darby English Version
And this is the case of the slayer who shall flee thither that he may live: he that smiteth his neighbour unwittingly, whom he hated not previously;

Good News Bible
If you accidentally kill someone who is not your enemy, you may escape to any of these cities and be safe.

King James Version
And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbor ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;

New American Standard Bible
"Now this is the case of the manslayer who may flee there and live: when he kills his friend unintentionally, not hating him previously--

New International Version
This is the rule concerning the man who kills another and flees there to save his life—one who kills his neighbor unintentionally, without malice aforethought.

New King James Version
“And this is the case of the manslayer who flees there, that he may live: Whoever kills his neighbor unintentionally, not having hated him in time past—

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" Now this constitutes the case of the manslayer who may flee there and live: when he kills his friend unintentionally, not hating him previously--

Revised Standard Version
"This is the provision for the manslayer, who by fleeing there may save his life. If any one kills his neighbor unintentionally without having been at enmity with him in time past--

Young's Literal Translation
`And this `is' the matter of the man-slayer who fleeth thither, and hath lived: He who smiteth his neighbour unknowingly, and is not hating him heretofore,

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