Numbers 35:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

You shall give three cities on this side of Jordan, and three cities shall you give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Ye shall give{H5414} three{H7969} cities{H5892} beyond{H5676} the Jordan,{H3383} and three{H7969} cities{H5892} shall ye give{H5414} in the land{H776} of Canaan;{H3667} they shall be cities{H5892} of refuge.{H4733}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Ye shall give{H5414}{(H8799)} three{H7969} cities{H5892} on this side{H5676} Jordan{H3383}, and three{H7969} cities{H5892} shall ye give{H5414}{(H8799)} in the land{H776} of Canaan{H3667}, which shall be cities{H5892} of refuge{H4733}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    which ye shall geue.iij. ye shall geue on this syde Iordayne and.iij. in ye londe of Canaan.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Thre shal ye geue on this side Iordane, and thre in the londe of Canaan.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Ye shall appoint three on this side Iorden, and ye shall appoint three cities in the lande of Canaan which shalbe cities of refuge.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Ye shal geue three on this side Iordane, and three in the land of Chanaan, whiche shalbe cities of refuge.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, [which] shall be cities of refuge.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall you give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    the three of the cities ye give beyond the Jordan, and the three of the cities ye give in the land of Canaan; cities of refuge they are.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Three on the other side of Jordan and three in the land of Canaan, to be safe places for flight.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and you shall give three cities in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “You must give three towns on this side of the Jordan, and you must give three towns in the land of Canaan; they must be towns of refuge.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 4:41-43 : 41 Then Moses set apart three cities on this side of Jordan toward the sunrise; 42 That the slayer might flee there, who should kill his neighbor unintentionally, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing to one of these cities he might live: 43 Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, on the plain land of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
  • Deut 19:8-9 : 8 And if the LORD your God enlarges your border, as He has sworn to your fathers, and gives you all the land which He promised to give to your fathers; 9 If you keep all these commandments to do them, which I command you today, to love the LORD your God, and to walk always in His ways, then you shall add three more cities for yourself, besides these three; 10 That innocent blood may not be shed in your land, which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance, and thus blood guilt be upon you.
  • Josh 20:7-9 : 7 And they designated Kedesh in Galilee in the mountain of Naphtali, and Shechem in the mountain of Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah. 8 And on the other side of Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness on the plain from the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh. 9 These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger residing among them, that whoever kills any person unintentionally might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stands before the congregation.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 35:1-13
    13 verses
    92%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho, saying,

    2 Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and give to the Levites suburbs for the cities around them as well.

    3 And the cities they shall have to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

    4 And the suburbs of the cities that you shall give to the Levites shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.

    5 And measure from outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

    6 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.

    7 So all the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities: these shall you give with their suburbs.

    8 And the cities which you shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many you shall give many; but from them that have few you shall give few: everyone shall give of his cities to the Levites according to his inheritance which he inherits.

    9 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    10 Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When you cross over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

    11 Then you shall appoint cities for yourselves to be cities of refuge; that the slayer may flee there, who kills any person accidentally.

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

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

  • Num 35:15
    83%

    15 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.

  • Deut 19:2-3
    2 verses
    80%

    2 You shall set apart three cities for yourself in the midst of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess.

    3 You shall prepare a road for yourself, and divide the territory of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to inherit, into three parts, so that every manslayer may flee there.

  • Deut 19:7
    79%

    7 Therefore I command you, saying, You shall set apart three cities for yourself.

  • Josh 20:2-4
    3 verses
    78%

    2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Set apart cities of refuge for yourselves, of which I spoke to you through Moses:

    3 That the slayer who kills any person unintentionally and unknowingly may flee there: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

    4 And when he who flees to one of those cities shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city and shall declare his case in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city to them and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.

  • Josh 21:31-33
    3 verses
    76%

    31 Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.

    32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.

    33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

  • Deut 4:41-43
    3 verses
    76%

    41 Then Moses set apart three cities on this side of Jordan toward the sunrise;

    42 That the slayer might flee there, who should kill his neighbor unintentionally, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing to one of these cities he might live:

    43 Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, on the plain land of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.

  • Josh 20:7-9
    3 verses
    75%

    7 And they designated Kedesh in Galilee in the mountain of Naphtali, and Shechem in the mountain of Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.

    8 And on the other side of Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness on the plain from the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

    9 These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger residing among them, that whoever kills any person unintentionally might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stands before the congregation.

  • Josh 21:27
    73%

    27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with its suburbs; two cities.

  • 1 Chr 6:67
    73%

    67 And they gave to them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasturelands; they also gave Gezer with its pasturelands,

  • Josh 21:21
    72%

    21 For they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with its suburbs,

  • Josh 21:13
    72%

    13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with its suburbs,

  • Deut 19:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9 If you keep all these commandments to do them, which I command you today, to love the LORD your God, and to walk always in His ways, then you shall add three more cities for yourself, besides these three;

    10 That innocent blood may not be shed in your land, which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance, and thus blood guilt be upon you.

  • 1 Chr 6:57
    72%

    57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron the city of refuge, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their pasturelands,

  • Num 35:25-29
    5 verses
    71%

    25 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, where he had fled: and he shall abide in it until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

    26 But if the slayer shall at any time come outside the border of the city of his refuge, where he had fled;

    27 And the avenger of blood finds him outside the borders of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

    28 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.

    29 So these things shall be for a statute of judgment to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

  • Josh 21:3
    71%

    3 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, at the command of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.

  • Num 35:32
    71%

    32 And you shall take no ransom for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.

  • Josh 21:37-39
    3 verses
    70%

    37 Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.

    38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

    39 Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.

  • Josh 14:3-4
    2 verses
    70%

    3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and a half-tribe on the other side of the Jordan, but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.

    4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; therefore they gave no part to the Levites in the land, except cities to live in, with their pasture lands for their cattle and for their possessions.

  • 1 Chr 6:64
    69%

    64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their pasturelands.

  • Num 34:16
    67%

    16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,