Modern Translations New International VersionThey will be places of refuge from the avenger, so that anyone accused of murder may not die before they stand trial before the assembly. New Living Translation These cities will be places of protection from a dead person’s relatives who want to avenge the death. The slayer must not be put to death before being tried by the community. English Standard Version The cities shall be for you a refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment. Berean Study Bible You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly. New American Standard Bible The cities shall serve you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who commits manslaughter does not die until he stands before the congregation for trial. NASB 1995 'The cities shall be to you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands before the congregation for trial. NASB 1977 ‘And the cities shall be to you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation for trial. Amplified Bible The cities shall be to you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who has caused the death of another will not be killed until he has had a [fair] trial before the congregation. Christian Standard Bible You will have the cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who kills someone will not die until he stands trial before the assembly. Holman Christian Standard Bible You will have the cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who kills someone will not die until he stands trial before the assembly. Contemporary English Version If the victim's relatives think it was murder, they might try to take revenge. Anyone accused of murder can run to one of these Safe Towns for protection and not be killed before a trial is held. Good News Translation There you will be safe from the dead person's relative who seeks revenge. No one accused of manslaughter is to be put to death without a public trial. GOD'S WORD® Translation These cities will be places of refuge from any relative who can avenge the death. So anyone accused of murder will not have to die until he has had a trial in front of the community. International Standard Version They are to serve as cities of refuge from a blood avenger in order to keep the inadvertent killer from dying until he has stood trial in the presence of the community. NET Bible And they must stand as your towns of refuge from the avenger in order that the killer may not die until he has stood trial before the community. Classic Translations King James BibleAnd they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment. New King James Version They shall be cities of refuge for you from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation in judgment. King James 2000 Bible And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stands before the congregation in judgment. New Heart English Bible The cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer not die, until he stands before the congregation for judgment. World English Bible The cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer not die, until he stands before the congregation for judgment. American King James Version And they shall be to you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment. American Standard Version And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment. A Faithful Version And they shall be to you cities for refuge from the avenger so that the manslayer does not die until he stands before the congregation in judgment. Darby Bible Translation And ye shall have these cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he have stood before the assembly in judgment. English Revised Version And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment. Webster's Bible Translation And they shall be to you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the man-slayer may not die, until he stands before the congregation in judgment. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587And these cities shalbe for you a refuge fro the auenger, that he which killeth, die not, vntill he stand before the Congregation in iudgement. Bishops' Bible of 1568 And these cities shalbe vnto you a refuge from the auenger of blood: that he which killeth, dye not, vntill he stand before the congregation in iudgement. Coverdale Bible of 1535 And soch fre cities shalbe amonge you because of the auenger of bloude, that he which hath commytted slaughter, dye not, tyll he stonde in iudgment before the congregacion. Tyndale Bible of 1526 And the cities shalbe to flee from the executer of bloude that he whyche kylled dye not vntill he stonde before the congregacion in iudgement. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the cities have been for a refuge to you from the redeemer, and the manslayer does not die until his standing before the congregation for judgment. Young's Literal Translation and the cities have been to you for a refuge from the redeemer, and the man-slayer doth not die till his standing before the company for judgment. Smith's Literal Translation And they to you the cities for refuge from the nearest relative; and the slayer shall not die till his standing before the assembly for judgment, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd when the fugitive shall be in them, the kinsman of him that is slain may not have power to kill him, until he stand before the multitude, and his cause be judged. Catholic Public Domain Version And when a fugitive is in these, the kinsman of the deceased shall not be able to kill him, until he stands in the sight of the multitude and his case is judged. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd these cities shall be yours for a house of refuge from one seeking the vengeance of blood, and a killer will not be killed until standing in front of the assembly in judgment. Lamsa Bible And they shall be to you cities for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer may not be killed until he stand before the congregation in judgment. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the cities shall be to you places of refuge from the avenger of blood, and the slayer shall not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.     |