Context 24then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the blood avenger according to these ordinances. 25The 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. 26But if the manslayer at any time goes beyond the border of his city of refuge to which he may flee, 27and the blood avenger finds him outside the border of his city of refuge, and the blood avenger kills the manslayer, he will not be guilty of blood 28because 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 shall return to the land of his possession. 29These things shall be for a statutory ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 30If anyone kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death at the evidence of witnesses, but no person shall be put to death on the testimony of one witness. 31Moreover, you shall not take ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death. 32You shall not take ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to live in the land before the death of the priest. 33So you shall not pollute the land in which you are; for blood pollutes the land and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it. 34You shall not defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which I dwell; for I the LORD am dwelling in the midst of the sons of Israel. Parallel Verses American Standard Versionthen the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances; Douay-Rheims Bible And this be proved in the hearing of the people, and the cause be debated between him that struck, and the next of kin: Darby Bible Translation then the assembly shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these judgments; English Revised Version then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these judgments: Webster's Bible Translation Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these judgments: World English Bible then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances; Young's Literal Translation then have the company judged between the smiter and the redeemer of blood, by these judgments. Library The Cities of the Levites. Concerning them, see Numbers, chapter 35, and Joshua chapter 21. "The suburbs of the cities of the Levites were three thousand cubits on every side; viz. from the walls of the city, and outwards; as it is said, 'From the walls of the city and outwards a thousand cubits: and thou shalt measure from without the city two thousand cubits' (Num 35:4,5). The former thousand were the suburbs, and the latter two thousand were for fields and vineyards. They appointed the place of burial to every one of those … John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica My Dear Young Friends, The Northern Coasts of Galilee. Amanah. The Mountain of Snow. Job's Faith and Expectation Numbers Links Numbers 35:24 NIV • Numbers 35:24 NLT • Numbers 35:24 ESV • Numbers 35:24 NASB • Numbers 35:24 KJV • Numbers 35:24 Bible Apps • Numbers 35:24 Parallel • Bible Hub |