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Numbers 35:11

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9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.

12 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.

13 And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.
KJV
Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.
WEB
then you shall appoint for yourselves cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the man slayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.
ASV
then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.
DARBY
then ye shall appoint for yourselves cities: cities of refuge shall they be for you; that a manslayer may flee thither, who without intent smiteth a person mortally.
BLB
you⁺ shall appoint for yourselves cities—cities of refuge to be for you⁺, that may flee there the manslayer who kills a person in error.
ÅB
da skal dere velge ut noen byer som skal være tilfluktsstæder for dere, for at en manndraper som av vanvare slår noen ihjel, kan flykte dit.
OTB
velg byer som skal tjene som tilfluktsbyer, hvor noen som har drept en annen utilsiktet kan flykte.
B1930
da skal I velge ut nogen byer som skal være tilfluktsstæder for eder, forat en manndraper som av vanvare slår nogen ihjel, kan fly dit.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 21:13

    And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.

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  • Joshua 20:2

    Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:

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  • Numbers 35:6

    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.

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  • Deuteronomy 19:1–13

    When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses;

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  • Deuteronomy 4:42

    That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:

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  • Numbers 35:22–25

    But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,

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