Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’Do not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a city of refuge and so allow them to go back and live on their own land before the death of the high priest. New Living Translation And never accept a ransom payment from someone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing a slayer to return to his property before the death of the high priest. English Standard Version And you shall accept 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 high priest. Berean Standard Bible Nor should you accept a ransom for the person who flees to a city of refuge and allow him to return and live on his own land before the death of the high priest. King James Bible And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. New King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible And you shall not accept a ransom for one who has fled to his city of refuge, so that he may return to live in the land before the death of the priest. NASB 1995 ‘You 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. NASB 1977 ‘And you 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. Legacy Standard Bible And you 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. Amplified Bible You shall not accept a ransom for him who has escaped to his city of refuge, so that he may return to live in his [own] land before the death of the high priest. Christian Standard Bible Neither should you accept a ransom for the person who flees to his city of refuge, allowing him to return and live in the land before the death of the high priest. Holman Christian Standard Bible Neither should you accept a ransom for the person who flees to his city of refuge, allowing him to return and live in the land before the death of the high priest.” American Standard Version And ye shall take no ransom for him that is fled to his city of refuge, that he may come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. Contemporary English Version And if you have been proven innocent of murder and are living in a Safe Town, you cannot pay to go back home; you must stay there until the high priest dies. English Revised Version And ye shall take no ransom for him that is fled to his city of refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. GOD'S WORD® Translation "An accused murderer who has fled to a city of refuge must never go back and live on his own land before the death of the chief priest. Don't accept a cash payment to allow him to do this. Good News Translation If they have fled to a city of refuge, do not allow them to make a payment in order to return home before the death of the High Priest. International Standard Version You are not to receive payment of a ransom for someone who had fled to a town of refuge but then left to live in his homeland before the death of the high priest. Majority Standard Bible Nor should you accept a ransom for the person who flees to a city of refuge and allow him to return and live on his own land before the death of the high priest. NET Bible And you must not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a town of refuge, to allow him to return home and live on his own land before the death of the high priest. New Heart English Bible "'You shall take no ransom for him who is fled to his city of refuge, that he may come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. Webster's Bible Translation And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that hath fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. World English Bible “‘You shall take no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may come again to dwell in the land before the death of the priest. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand you take no atonement for him [who had] to flee to the city of his refuge, to return to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. Young's Literal Translation and ye take no atonement for him to flee unto the city of his refuge, to turn back to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. Smith's Literal Translation And ye shall not take expiation for him fleeing to the city of his refuge, for turning back to dwell in the land till the death of the priest. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe banished and fugitives before the death of the high priest may by no means return into their own cities. Catholic Public Domain Version Exiles and fugitives, prior to the death of the high priest, are by no means able to be returned to their own cities. New American Bible Nor will you accept compensation to allow one who has fled to a city of asylum to return to live in the land before the death of the high priest. New Revised Standard Version Nor shall you accept ransom for one who has fled to a city of refuge, enabling the fugitive to return to live in the land before the death of the high priest. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd you shall not take a bribe that he may flee to the city of refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the high priest. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you shall not accept a bribe that he may flee to a city of refuge and go and dwell in the land until the Great Priest would die. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And ye shall take no ransom for him that is fled to his city of refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. Brenton Septuagint Translation Ye shall not accept a ransom to excuse his fleeing to the city of refuge, so that he should again dwell in the land, until the death of the high-priest. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Six Cities of Refuge…31You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death. 32Nor should you accept a ransom for the person who flees to a city of refuge and allow him to return and live on his own land before the death of the high priest. 33Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.… Cross References Exodus 21:14 But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death. Deuteronomy 19:11-13 If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities, / the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die. / You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you. Joshua 20:1-6 Then the LORD said to Joshua, / “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses, / so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood. ... Leviticus 24:17 And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death. Deuteronomy 19:4-6 Now this is the situation regarding the manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally, without intending to harm him: / If he goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut timber and swings his axe to chop down a tree, but the blade flies off the handle and strikes and kills his neighbor, he may flee to one of these cities to save his life. / Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm. 1 Kings 2:28-34 When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar. / It was reported to King Solomon: “Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar.” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down!” / And Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But Joab replied, “No, I will die here.” So Benaiah relayed the message to the king, saying, “This is how Joab answered me.” ... Deuteronomy 19:10 Thus innocent blood will not be shed in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed. 2 Samuel 14:11 “Please,” she replied, “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.” Genesis 9:6 Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind. 2 Samuel 3:27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel. Matthew 5:21-22 You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ / But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell. Romans 13:4 For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer. Hebrews 10:28-29 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. / How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace? Acts 25:11 If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!” Revelation 21:8 But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” Treasury of Scripture And you shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Galatians 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. Galatians 3:10-13,22 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them… Jump to Previous Accept Allow Atonement City Death Dwell High Live Offered Price Priest Purpose Ransom Refuge Safe Satisfaction TurnJump to Next Accept Allow Atonement City Death Dwell High Live Offered Price Priest Purpose Ransom Refuge Safe Satisfaction TurnNumbers 35 1. Forty-eight cities for the Levites, with their suburbs, and measure thereof6. Six of them are to be cities of refuge 9. The laws of murder and manslaughter 31. No satisfaction for murder And you must not accept a ransom The phrase underscores the inviolability of justice in God's law. The Hebrew root for "ransom" is "kofer," which often refers to a price paid for redemption. In the context of ancient Israel, this prohibition emphasizes that certain sins, particularly those involving the sanctity of life, cannot be atoned for by monetary compensation. This reflects God's justice and the value He places on human life, reminding us that some transgressions require more than material restitution—they demand a deeper, spiritual reconciliation. for anyone who has fled to a city of refuge allowing him to return and live in the land before the death of the high priest Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Norוְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no should you accept תִקְח֣וּ (ṯiq·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take a ransom כֹ֔פֶר (ḵō·p̄er) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3724: A cover, a village, bitumen, the henna plant, a redemption-price for the person who flees לָנ֖וּס (lā·nūs) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to a city עִ֣יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of refuge מִקְלָט֑וֹ (miq·lā·ṭōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4733: Refuge, asylum and allow him to return לָשׁוּב֙ (lā·šūḇ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again and live לָשֶׁ֣בֶת (lā·še·ḇeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry on his own land בָּאָ֔רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land before עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the death מ֖וֹת (mō·wṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin of the high priest. הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3548: Priest Links Numbers 35:32 NIVNumbers 35:32 NLT Numbers 35:32 ESV Numbers 35:32 NASB Numbers 35:32 KJV Numbers 35:32 BibleApps.com Numbers 35:32 Biblia Paralela Numbers 35:32 Chinese Bible Numbers 35:32 French Bible Numbers 35:32 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 35:32 You shall take no ransom for him (Nu Num.) |
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