Verse 28

The one who caused the death must remain in the city of refuge until the high priest dies; only after the death of the high priest may they return to their own property.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For drapsmannen skal bli i sin tilfluktsby inntil den store presten er død; etter prestens død kan han vende tilbake til sitt arveland.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Fordi han skulle være i sin tilfluktsby inntil den høye prest dør: men etter den høye prests død skal morderen vende tilbake til sin eiendom.

• Norsk King James

  Fordi han skulle ha forblitt i byen hans for tilflukt inntil høyprestens død: men etter høyprestens død skal drapsmannen returnere til landet av sin eiendom.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Morderen skulle ha blitt i tilfluktsbyen til ypperstepresten dør, men etter yppersteprestens død kan morderen vende tilbake til sitt eget landområde.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dette skal være en rett for dere gjennom alle deres slekter hvor dere enn bor.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For han skulle ha blitt i sin tilfluktsby til øverstepresten dør; men etter øversteprestens død kan drapsmannen vende tilbake til sin eiendom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For han skulle ha blitt i sin tilfluktsby til øversteprestens død; men etter øversteprestens død skal den drepende vende tilbake til sitt arvland.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For han skulle ha blitt i sin tilfluktsby til øverstepresten dør; men etter øversteprestens død kan drapsmannen vende tilbake til sin eiendom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For drapsmannen bør bli i sin tilfluktsby inntil den store prestens død, men etter prestenes død kan han vende hjem til sitt land.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Fordi morderen bør være i sin tilfluktsby til øverstepresten dør, og etter øverstepresten død kan morderen vende tilbake til sin jordiske eiendom.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi han skulde bleven i sin Tilflugtsstad, indtil den Ypperstepræst døde; men efter den Ypperstepræsts Død maa Manddraberen vende tilbage til sit Eiendoms Land.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han skulle nemlig ha blitt i tilfluktsbyen til ypperstepresten døde; men etter yppersteprestens død kan drapsmannen vende tilbake til sitt eget land.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return to the land of his possession.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  fordi han skulle ha blitt i sin tilfluktsby til yppersteprestens død: men etter yppersteprestens død skal drapsmannen vende tilbake til sitt arveland.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For han må bo i fristedet til ypperstepresten dør. Etter yppersteprestens død kan drapsmannen vende tilbake til sitt eget land.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  for han skulle ha blitt værende i tilfluktsbyen inntil ypperstepresten døde. Men etter yppersteprestens død kan drapsmannen vende tilbake til sitt eiendomsland.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For han hadde fått beskjed om å holde seg i tilfluktsbyen til høyprestens død: men etter høyprestens død kan drapsmannen vende tilbake til sitt hjemland.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  because he shulde haue hidden in his fre towne vntyll the deth of the hye preaste and after the deth of the hye preast he shall returne agayne vnto the londe of his possessyon.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For he shulde haue bydden in his fre cite vntyll ye death of the hye prest, & after ye hye prestes death to come agayne vnto the londe of his enheritaunce.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Because he should haue remained in the citie of his refuge, vntill the death of the hie Priest: and after the death of the hie Priest, the slayer shal returne vnto the land of his possession.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Because he shoulde haue bydden in the towne of his refuge vntill the death of the hye priest; and after the death of the hye priest, the slayer should returne vnto the lande of his possession.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for in the city of his refuge he doth dwell till the death of the chief priest; and after the death of the chief priest doth the man-slayer turn back unto the city of his possession.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because he had been ordered to keep inside the safe town till the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the taker of life may come back to the place of his heritage.

• World English Bible (2000)

  because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  because the slayer should have stayed in his town of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the slayer may return to the land of his possessions.

Referenced Verses

• John 15:4-6 : 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.
• Acts 11:23 : 23 When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts.
• Acts 27:31 : 31 But Paul said to the centurion and soldiers, "Unless these men stay aboard the ship, you cannot be saved."
• Heb 3:14 : 14 For we have become partakers of Christ, if indeed we hold firmly to the beginning of our confidence steadfast until the end.
• Heb 6:4-8 : 4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, 6 if they fall away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying the Son of God again for themselves and subjecting Him to public disgrace. 7 For the land that drinks in the rain that often falls on it and produces crops useful to those for whom it is cultivated receives a blessing from God. 8 But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.
• Heb 9:11-12 : 11 But Christ came as the high priest of the good things that are to come. He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. 12 He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood. He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
• Heb 9:15-17 : 15 Therefore, Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that He has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant. 16 For where there is a will, it must be established that the death of the one who made it has occurred. 17 For a will takes effect only when someone has died; it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive.
• Heb 10:26-30 : 26 For if we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. 28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 How much more severe punishment do you think someone deserves who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, treated as unholy the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, 'Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,' says the Lord. And again, 'The Lord will judge His people.'
• Heb 10:39 : 39 But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but among those who have faith for the preservation of the soul.