Numbers 35:15
These six cities will be a refuge for the Israelites, for the foreigner, and for the sojourner living among them, so that anyone who unintentionally kills another can flee there.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
KJV1611 – Modern English
These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the traveler among them: that anyone who kills any person accidentally may flee there.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And these sixe fre cities shalbe for the childern of Israel and for the straunger and for him that dwelleth amonge you yt all thei which kill any persone vnwares maye flee thither.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
These are the sixe fre cities, both for ye childre of Israel & for the straungers, & for soch as dwell amoge you, yt who so euer hath slaine eny soule vnawarres, maye flye thither.
Geneva Bible (1560)
These six cities shalbe a refuge for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for him that dwelleth among you, that euery one which killeth any person vnwares, may flee thither.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And these sixe cities shalbe a refuge, both for the chyldren of Israel, and for the straunger, & for hym that dwelleth among you: that all they whiche kyll any person vnwares, may flee thyther.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
These six cities shall be a refuge, [both] for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
Webster's Bible (1833)
For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the foreigner living among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that everyone who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
To sons of Israel, and to a sojourner, and to a settler in their midst, are these six cities for a refuge, for the fleeing thither of any one smiting a person unawares.
American Standard Version (1901)
For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that every one that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.
American Standard Version (1901)
For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that every one that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
For the children of Israel and for the man from another country who is living among them, these six towns are to be safe places, where anyone causing the death of another through error may go in flight.
World English Bible (2000)
For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the foreigner living among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that everyone who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
These six towns will be places of refuge for the Israelites, and for the resident foreigner, and for the settler among them, so that anyone who kills any person accidentally may flee there.
Referenced Verses
- Num 15:16 : 16 The same instructions and the same rulings will apply for both you and the foreigner residing with you.
- Rom 3:29 : 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not also the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles too.
- Gal 3:28 : 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
- Exod 12:49 : 49 The same law applies to the native-born and to the foreigner residing among you.
- Lev 24:22 : 22 You are to have the same law for both the foreigner and the native-born. I am the LORD your God.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Num 35:11-144 verses90%
11you shall designate cities to serve as cities of refuge where someone who unintentionally kills another may flee.
12These cities shall serve as a refuge from the avenger of blood, so that the one who killed someone unintentionally may not be put to death until they stand trial before the congregation.
13The cities you are to give will serve as six cities of refuge.
14Three of these cities you shall give on the east side of the Jordan, and three in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.
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9These were the appointed cities for all the Israelites and for the foreigners living among them, so that anyone who unintentionally killed another person could flee there and not die at the hand of the avenger of blood until they stood trial before the assembly.
- Josh 20:2-65 verses87%
2Speak to the people of Israel, saying: Appoint for yourselves the cities of refuge that I spoke about to you through Moses.
3These cities are to be a place where someone who unintentionally kills another person without malice can flee. They will serve as a refuge from the avenger of blood.
4The one who flees to one of these cities must stand at the entrance of the city gate and explain their case to the elders of that city. They should take the person into the city, provide a place for them to stay, and allow them to live among them.
5If the avenger of blood pursues them, the city must not hand over the one who committed the killing, because they killed their neighbor unintentionally and without prior hostility.
6The person must stay in that city until they have stood trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest who is serving at that time. Then they may return to their own city and home, from which they fled.
- Deut 4:42-432 verses83%
42These were for anyone who accidentally killed a neighbor without prior hostility, so that they could flee to one of these cities and live.
43The cities were Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.
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6The cities that you give to the Levites shall include six cities of refuge for someone who kills another unintentionally to flee to; in addition, give them forty-two more cities.
- Num 35:19-3214 verses78%
19The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when they encounter the murderer, the avenger is to put them to death.
20If someone pushes another out of hatred or throws something at them with intent and the person dies,
21or if in hostility someone strikes another with their hand and the person dies, the one who struck them must be put to death. They are a murderer. The avenger of blood is to execute the sentence when they meet the murderer.
22But if suddenly, without hostility, someone pushes another or throws something at them unintentionally,
23or if, without seeing them, they drop a stone on someone that could cause death, and the person dies, but there was no enmity or intentional harm between them,
24then the assembly must judge between the one who caused the death and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.
25The assembly shall protect the one who caused the death from the avenger of blood and send them back to the city of refuge they fled to. They must remain there until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil.
26But if the one who caused the death goes outside the boundaries of the city of refuge to which they fled,
27and the avenger of blood finds the offender outside the city and kills them, the avenger shall not be guilty of bloodshed.
28The 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.
29These are to be legal requirements for you throughout your generations in all your settlements.
30Anyone who kills another person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses; but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.
31You must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; they must surely be put to death.
32Do not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing them to return to live in the land before the death of the high priest.
- Deut 19:2-76 verses78%
2you are to set apart three cities in the midst of the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
3Prepare roads for yourself and divide your land into three regions, the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that anyone who kills someone may flee there.
4Now this is the case of the manslayer who may flee there and live: whoever strikes his neighbor unintentionally, without prior malice,
5for instance, when a man goes with his neighbor into the forest to cut wood and his hand swings the axe to cut the tree, and the iron head slips off the handle and strikes his neighbor, and he dies—that man may flee to one of these cities and live.
6Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in anger, overtake him because the way is long, and strike him fatally, even though the manslayer does not deserve death, since he had no prior hatred towards his neighbor.
7This is why I am commanding you: Set apart three cities for yourselves.
- Deut 19:10-123 verses74%
10This is to prevent the shedding of innocent blood within the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed.
11But if someone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, attacks him, and strikes him fatally so that he dies, and then flees to one of these cities,
12the elders of his city shall send for him, take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to be put to death.
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16But if someone strikes another with an iron object and the person dies, they are a murderer, and the murderer shall be put to death.
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29The same law applies to both the native-born Israelites and the foreigner who lives among them for anyone who sins unintentionally.
- Exod 21:13-142 verses71%
13But if he did not intend to kill, and it was allowed by God to happen, then I will provide a place where he can flee.
14However, if someone schemes and acts deliberately to kill his neighbor, you shall take him even from my altar to be put to death.
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32From the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands—three cities.
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13To the descendants of Aaron, the priest, they gave Hebron (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone), along with its pasture lands, and Libnah with its pasture lands.
- Deut 21:1-22 verses70%
1If someone is found dead in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, lying in a field, and it is unknown who struck him,
2then your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance to the surrounding cities.
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21They were given Shechem (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasture lands,
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27To the descendants of Gershon, from the families of the Levites, they gave from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands—two cities.
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16The same instructions and the same rulings will apply for both you and the foreigner residing with you.
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57From the tribe of Issachar, they gave Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands.
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22You are to have the same law for both the foreigner and the native-born. I am the LORD your God.
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38From the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,