Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone may flee. In addition, give them forty-two other towns. New Living Translation “Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, where a person who has accidentally killed someone can flee for safety. In addition, give them forty-two other towns. English Standard Version “The cities that you give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, where you shall permit the manslayer to flee, and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities. Berean Standard Bible Six of the cities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. In addition to these, give the Levites forty-two other cities. King James Bible And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities. New King James Version “Now among the cities which you will give to the Levites you shall appoint six cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. And to these you shall add forty-two cities. New American Standard Bible The cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall provide for the one who commits manslaughter to flee to; and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities. NASB 1995 “The cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee to; and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities. NASB 1977 “And the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee to; and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities. Legacy Standard Bible And the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee to; and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities. Amplified Bible [Among] the cities which you give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall provide for the one who commits manslaughter to flee to; and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities [to the Levites]. Christian Standard Bible “The cities you give the Levites will include six cities of refuge, which you will provide so that the one who kills someone may flee there; in addition to these, give forty-two other cities. Holman Christian Standard Bible The cities you give the Levites will include six cities of refuge, which you must provide so that the one who kills someone may flee there; in addition to these, give 42 other cities. American Standard Version And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee unto: and besides them ye shall give forty and two cities. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And cities that you are giving to the Levites, let six cities be a place of refuge for you, so that a killer who kills his neighbor without his intention may flee there, and add forty and two cities unto them. Brenton Septuagint Translation And ye shall give the cities to the Levites, the six cities of refuge which ye shall give for the slayer to flee thither, and in addition to these, forty-two cities. Contemporary English Version Six of the towns you give them will be Safe Towns where a person who has accidentally killed someone can run for protection. But you will also give the Levites 42 other towns, Douay-Rheims Bible And among the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, six shall be separated for refuge to fugitives, that he who hath shed blood may flee to them: and besides these there shall be other forty-two cities, English Revised Version And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee thither: and beside them ye shall give forty and two cities. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Six of the cities you give the Levites will be cities of refuge. You must allow murderers to escape to these cities. In addition, you must also give the Levites 42 other cities. Good News Translation You are to give the Levites six cities of refuge to which any of you can escape if you kill someone accidentally. In addition, give them forty-two other cities International Standard Version You are to set aside six towns of refuge from the towns that you will be giving to the descendants of Levi, where someone who kills a human being may run for shelter. In addition, give them 42 other towns. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee thither; and beside them ye shall give forty and two cities. Literal Standard Version And the cities which you give to the Levites [are] the six cities of refuge, which you give for the fleeing there of the manslayer, and besides them you give forty-two cities; Majority Standard Bible Six of the cities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. In addition to these, give the Levites forty-two other cities. New American Bible Now these are the cities you will give to the Levites: the six cities of asylum which you must establish for the homicide to run to, and in addition forty-two other cities— NET Bible Now from these towns that you will give to the Levites you must select six towns of refuge to which a person who has killed someone may flee. And you must give them forty-two other towns. New Revised Standard Version The towns that you give to the Levites shall include the six cities of refuge, where you shall permit a slayer to flee, and in addition to them you shall give forty-two towns. New Heart English Bible "The cities which you shall give to the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee to: and besides them you shall give forty-two cities. Webster's Bible Translation And among the cities which ye shall give to the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the man-slayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities. World English Bible “The cities which you shall give to the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the man slayer to flee to. Besides them you shall give forty-two cities. Young's Literal Translation And the cities which ye give to the Levites are the six cities of refuge, which ye give for the fleeing thither of the man-slayer, and besides them ye give forty and two cities; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Six Cities of Refuge6 Six of the cities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. In addition to these, give the Levites forty-two other cities. 7The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, with their corresponding pasturelands.… Cross References Numbers 35:5 You are also to measure two thousand cubits outside the city on the east, two thousand on the south, two thousand on the west, and two thousand on the north, with the city in the center. These areas will serve as larger pasturelands for the cities. Deuteronomy 4:41 Then Moses set aside three cities across the Jordan to the east Joshua 20:2 "Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses, Joshua 20:7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah. Treasury of Scripture And among the cities which you shall give to the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which you shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them you shall add forty and two cities. six cities for refuge Numbers 35:13,14 And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge… Deuteronomy 4:41-43 Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising; … Joshua 20:2-9 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses: … to them ye shall add. Jump to Previous Add Addition Appoint Besides Killed Levites Manslayer Man-Slayer Permit Places Refuge Safe Six Someone Taker Thither TownsJump to Next Add Addition Appoint Besides Killed Levites Manslayer Man-Slayer Permit Places Refuge Safe Six Someone Taker Thither TownsNumbers 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 (6, 7, 8) And among the cities which ye shall give . . . --The construction of this verse is involved; or, rather, there is a suspension of the subject in Numbers 35:6, and a resumption of it in Numbers 35:7-8. The verses may be rendered thus: And as to the cities which ye shall give to the Levites, viz., the six cities of refuge which ye shall give that the manslayer may flee thither (and in addition to these ye shall give forty and two cities); as to all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites, viz., forty and eight cities, them and their suburbs; now as to the cities which ye shall give from the possession of the children of Israel; from the many ye shall take many, and from the few ye shall take few . . . It had already been announced in general terms that a place should be appointed whither any one should flee who had unintentionally smitten a man so that he died, and had not lain in wait with a view to commit murder (Exodus 21:12-13). In the verses which follow, the law is delivered at length, and is repeated and further expanded in Deuteronomy 19:1-13. There were many reasons why all the cities of refuge were Levitical cities. Of these reasons the chief probably were:--(1) That these cities were specially consecrated to the Lord (see Joshua 20:7, "And they appointed," &c.--Heb., consecrated); and (2) that it was to the priests and Levites that the people looked as administrators of justice.Verse 6. - And among the cities. Rather, "and the cities." וְאֶת הֶעָרים - καὶ τὰς πόλεις. The construction is broken, or rather is continuous throughout verses 6-8, the accusative being repeated. Six cities for refuge. See below on verse 11. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Sixשֵׁשׁ־ (šêš-) Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number) of the cities הֶֽעָרִ֗ים (he·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement you give תִּתְּנוּ֙ (tit·tə·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set the Levites לַלְוִיִּ֔ם (lal·wî·yim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi are to be appointed תִּתְּנ֔וּ (tit·tə·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set as cities עָרֵ֣י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of refuge, הַמִּקְלָ֔ט (ham·miq·lāṭ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4733: Refuge, asylum to which a manslayer הָרֹצֵ֑חַ (hā·rō·ṣê·aḥ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murder may flee. לָנֻ֥ס (lā·nus) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away In addition to these, וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם (wa·‘ă·lê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against give [the Levites] תִּתְּנ֔וּ (tit·tə·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set forty-two אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's 705: Forty other cities. עִֽיר׃ (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement Links Numbers 35:6 NIVNumbers 35:6 NLT Numbers 35:6 ESV Numbers 35:6 NASB Numbers 35:6 KJV Numbers 35:6 BibleApps.com Numbers 35:6 Biblia Paralela Numbers 35:6 Chinese Bible Numbers 35:6 French Bible Numbers 35:6 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 35:6 The cities which you shall give (Nu Num.) |
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