Numbers 35:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The 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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And among the cities which you shall give to the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which you shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee there: and to them you shall add forty-two cities.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee unto: and besides them ye shall give forty and two cities.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And amonge the cities which ye shall geue vnto the leuites there shall be sixe cities of fraunches which ye shall geue to that intent that he which killeth maye flye thyder. And to them ye shall adde.xlij. cities mo:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And amoge the cities which ye shal geue vnto the Leuites, ye shall geue the sixe fre cities, that he which comitteth a slaughter, maie flye thither. Besydes the same ye shal geue the yet two & fourtie cities:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And of the cities which yee shall giue vnto the Leuites, there shalbe sixe cities for refuge, which ye shal appoint, that he which killeth, may flee thither: and to them yee shall adde two and fourtie cities mo.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And from among the cities whiche ye shall geue vnto the Leuites, there shal be sixe cities for refuge, whiche ye shall appoynt to that intent that he whiche kylleth, may flee thyther: And to them ye shall adde fourtie and two cities mo.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The cities which you shall give to the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee to: and besides them you shall give forty-two cities.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And the cities which ye give to the Levites `are' the six cities of refuge, which ye give for the fleeing thither of the man-slayer, and besides them ye give forty and two cities;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee unto: and besides them ye shall give forty and two cities.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee unto: and besides them ye shall give forty and two cities.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the towns which you give the Levites are to be the six safe places to which the taker of life may go in flight; and in addition you are to give them forty-two towns.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "The cities which you shall give to the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee to: and besides them you shall give forty-two cities.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Now from these towns that you will give to the Levites you must select six towns of refuge to which a person who has killed someone may flee. And you must give them forty-two other towns.

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 21:3 : 3 So the Israelites gave the Levites, according to the LORD’s command, the following cities and pasture lands from their inheritance.
  • Josh 21:13 : 13 To 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.
  • Josh 21:21 : 21 They 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,
  • Josh 21:27 : 27 To 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.
  • Josh 21:32 : 32 From 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.
  • Josh 21:36 : 36 From the tribe of Reuben: Bezer with its pasture lands, and Jahzah with its pasture lands,
  • Josh 21:38 : 38 From 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,
  • Ps 9:9 : 9 He will judge the world in righteousness; he will govern the peoples with equity.
  • Ps 62:7-8 : 7 Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken. 8 My salvation and my honor depend on God; He is my mighty rock, my refuge.
  • Ps 142:4-5 : 4 When my spirit grows faint within me, You know my path. In the way where I walk, they have hidden a trap for me. 5 Look to the right and see—no one recognizes me; there is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
  • Isa 4:6 : 6 It will be a shelter to provide shade in the daytime from the heat, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.
  • Matt 11:28 : 28 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
  • Heb 6:18 : 18 So that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
  • Num 35:13-14 : 13 The cities you are to give will serve as six cities of refuge. 14 Three 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.
  • Deut 4:41-43 : 41 Then Moses set apart three cities east of the Jordan. 42 These were for anyone who accidentally killed a neighbor without prior hostility, so that they could flee to one of these cities and live. 43 The 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.
  • Josh 20:2-9 : 2 Speak to the people of Israel, saying: Appoint for yourselves the cities of refuge that I spoke about to you through Moses. 3 These 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. 4 The 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. 5 If 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. 6 The 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. 7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah. 8 Across the Jordan east of Jericho, they designated Bezer in the wilderness on the plain from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh. 9 These 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 35:11-15
    5 verses
    91%

    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.

    15These 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.

  • Num 35:7-9
    3 verses
    84%

    7The total number of cities you give to the Levites will be forty-eight, along with their pasture lands.

    8The cities you give from the inheritance of the Israelites shall be proportionate: from larger tribes give more, and from smaller tribes give less. Each tribe shall give cities to the Levites in accordance with the inheritance it receives.

    9The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Deut 4:42-43
    2 verses
    77%

    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.

  • Josh 20:2-4
    3 verses
    77%

    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.

  • Num 35:24-29
    6 verses
    76%

    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.

  • Num 35:1-5
    5 verses
    76%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan at Jericho, saying:

    2Command the Israelites to give the Levites cities to live in from their inheritance, and give them pasture lands around the cities.

    3The cities will be places for them to live, and the pasture lands will be for their livestock, their property, and all their animals.

    4The pasture lands of the cities that you give the Levites shall extend from the city wall outward a distance of a thousand cubits all around.

    5You shall measure from outside the city: two thousand cubits on the east side, two thousand on the south side, two thousand on the west side, and two thousand on the north side, with the city in the middle. This shall be their pasture lands for the cities.

  • Deut 19:2-7
    6 verses
    74%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 6:64-65
    2 verses
    73%

    64They also gave Kedemoth with its pasturelands and Mephaath with its pasturelands.

    65From the tribe of Gad, they were given Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands.

  • Num 35:32
    73%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 6:56-57
    2 verses
    73%

    56To the sons of Gershom, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands.

    57From the tribe of Issachar, they gave Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands.

  • Josh 20:9
    73%

    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 21:41-42
    2 verses
    73%

    41In total, the cities of the Levites within the possession of the Israelites numbered forty-eight cities along with their pasture lands.

    42Each of these cities had its surrounding pasture lands. This was true for all these cities.

  • Josh 21:32
    72%

    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.

  • Josh 21:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26In total, the remaining Kohathite clans received ten cities with their pasture lands.

    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.

  • Josh 21:13
    71%

    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.

  • Josh 20:6
    71%

    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.

  • Josh 21:21-22
    2 verses
    70%

    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,

    22Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands—four cities.

  • 1 Chr 6:61
    68%

    61From the tribe of Naphtali, they gave Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.

  • Josh 21:38
    68%

    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,

  • Deut 21:2
    68%

    2then your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance to the surrounding cities.

  • Deut 19:12
    67%

    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.