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Numbers 35:32

30 If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness.

31 You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.

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.

33 Do 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.

34 Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell. For I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.”

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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
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
“‘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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And you⁺ shall take no ransom for him who has fled to the city of his refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land before the death of the priest.
ÅB
Og dere skal ikke ta imot løsepenger for en som er flyktet til en tilfluktsstad, så han kan vende tilbake og bo et sted i landet før presten er død.
OTB
"Ikke aksepter en løsepenger for noen som har flyktet til en tilfluktsby, slik at de kan vende tilbake og bo på sitt eget land før døden til ypperstepresten.
B1930
Og I skal ikke ta imot løsepenger for en som er flyktet til en tilfluktsstad, så han kan vende tilbake og bo et sted i landet før presten er død.

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Cross references

  • Galatians 2:21

    I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, Christ died for nothing.

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  • Acts 4:12

    Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

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  • Galatians 3:10–13

    All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

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  • Revelation 5:9

    And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

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  • Galatians 3:22

    But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.

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