Numbers 35:14

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 4:41-43 : 41 Then Moses separateth three cities beyond the Jordan, towards the sun-rising, 42 for the fleeing thither of the man-slayer, who slayeth his neighbour unknowingly, and he is not hating him heretofore, and he hath fled unto one of these cities, and he hath lived: 43 Bezer, in the wilderness, in the land of the plain, of the Reubenite; and Ramoth, in Gilead, of the Gadite; and Golan, in Bashan, of the Manassahite.
  • Deut 19:8-9 : 8 `And if Jehovah thy God doth enlarge thy border, as He hath sworn to thy fathers, and hath given to thee all the land which He hath spoken to give to thy fathers -- 9 when thou keepest all this command to do it, which I am commanding thee to-day, to love Jehovah thy God, and to walk in His ways all the days -- then thou hast added to thee yet three cities to these three; 10 and innocent blood is not shed in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- an inheritance, and there hath been upon thee blood.
  • Josh 20:7-9 : 7 And they sanctify Kedesh in Galilee, in the hill-country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kirjath-Arba (it `is' Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah; 8 and beyond the Jordan, `at' Jericho eastward, they have given Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain, out of 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 have been cities of meeting for all the sons of Israel, and for a sojourner who is sojourning in their midst, for the fleeing thither of any one smiting life inadvertently, and he doth not die by the hand of the redeemer of blood till his standing before the company.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 35:1-13
    13 verses
    92%

    1And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, `near' Jericho, saying,

    2`Command the sons of Israel, and they have given to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to inhabit; also a suburb for the cities round about them ye do give to the Levites.

    3And the cities have been to them to inhabit, and their suburbs are for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

    4`And the suburbs of the cities which ye give to the Levites `are', from the wall of the city and without, a thousand cubits round about.

    5And ye have measured from the outside of the city, the east quarter, two thousand by the cubit, and the south quarter, two thousand by the cubit, and the west quarter, two thousand by the cubit, and the north quarter, two thousand by the cubit; and the city `is' in the midst; this is to them the suburbs of the cities.

    6`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;

    7all the cities which ye give to the Levites `are' forty and eight cities, them and their suburbs.

    8And the cities which ye give `are' of the possession of the sons of Israel, from the many ye multiply, and from the few ye diminish; each, according to his inheritance which they inherit, doth give of his cities to the Levites.'

    9And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

    10`Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When ye are passing over the Jordan to the land of Canaan,

    11and have prepared to yourselves cities -- cities of refuge they are to you -- then fled thither hath a man-slayer, smiting a person unawares,

    12and the cities have been to you for a refuge from the redeemer, and the man-slayer doth not die till his standing before the company for judgment.

    13`As to the cities which ye give -- six `are' cities of refuge to you;

  • Num 35:15
    83%

    15To 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.

  • Deut 19:2-3
    2 verses
    80%

    2three cities thou dost separate for thee in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it.

    3Thou dost prepare for thee the way, and hast divided into three parts the border of thy land which Jehovah thy God doth cause thee to inherit, and it hath been for the fleeing thither of every man-slayer.

  • Deut 19:7
    79%

    7therefore I am commanding thee, saying, Three cities thou dost separate to thee.

  • Josh 20:2-4
    3 verses
    78%

    2`Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Give for you cities of refuge, as I have spoken unto you by the hand of Moses,

    3for the fleeing thither of a man-slayer smiting life inadvertently, without knowledge; and they have been to you for a refuge from the redeemer of blood.

    4`When `one' hath fled unto one of these cities, and hath stood `at' the opening of the gate of the city, and hath spoken in the ears of the elders of that city his matter, then they have gathered him into the city unto them, and have given to him a place, and he hath dwelt with them.

  • Josh 21:31-33
    3 verses
    76%

    31Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs -- four cities.

    32And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge `for' the man-slayer, Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs -- three cities;

    33all the cities of the Gershonite, for their families, `are' thirteen cities and their suburbs.

  • Deut 4:41-43
    3 verses
    76%

    41Then Moses separateth three cities beyond the Jordan, towards the sun-rising,

    42for the fleeing thither of the man-slayer, who slayeth his neighbour unknowingly, and he is not hating him heretofore, and he hath fled unto one of these cities, and he hath lived:

    43Bezer, in the wilderness, in the land of the plain, of the Reubenite; and Ramoth, in Gilead, of the Gadite; and Golan, in Bashan, of the Manassahite.

  • Josh 20:7-9
    3 verses
    75%

    7And they sanctify Kedesh in Galilee, in the hill-country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kirjath-Arba (it `is' Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah;

    8and beyond the Jordan, `at' Jericho eastward, they have given Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain, out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

    9These have been cities of meeting for all the sons of Israel, and for a sojourner who is sojourning in their midst, for the fleeing thither of any one smiting life inadvertently, and he doth not die by the hand of the redeemer of blood till his standing before the company.

  • Josh 21:27
    73%

    27And for the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, the city of refuge `for' the man-slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Beeshterah and its suburbs -- two cities.

  • 1 Chr 6:67
    73%

    67and they give to them the cities of refuge, Shechem and its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its suburbs,

  • Josh 21:21
    72%

    21and they give to them the city of refuge `for' the man-slayer, Shechem and its suburbs, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its suburbs,

  • Josh 21:13
    72%

    13And to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge `for' the man-slayer, Hebron and its suburbs, and Libnah and its suburbs,

  • Deut 19:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9when thou keepest all this command to do it, which I am commanding thee to-day, to love Jehovah thy God, and to walk in His ways all the days -- then thou hast added to thee yet three cities to these three;

    10and innocent blood is not shed in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- an inheritance, and there hath been upon thee blood.

  • 1 Chr 6:57
    72%

    57And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, and Libnah and its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,

  • Num 35:25-29
    5 verses
    71%

    25`And the company have delivered the man-slayer out of the hand of the redeemer of blood, and the company have caused him to turn back unto the city of his refuge, whither he hath fled, and he hath dwelt in it till the death of the chief priest, who hath been anointed with the holy oil.

    26`And if the man-slayer at all go out `from' the border of the city of his refuge whither he fleeth,

    27and the redeemer of blood hath found him at the outside of the border of the city of his refuge, and the redeemer of blood hath slain the man-slayer, blood is not for him;

    28for 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.

    29`And these things have been to you for a statute of judgment to your generations, in all your dwellings:

  • Josh 21:3
    71%

    3And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs:

  • Num 35:32
    71%

    32and ye take no atonement for him to flee unto the city of his refuge, to turn back to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.

  • Josh 21:37-39
    3 verses
    70%

    37Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs -- four cities.

    38And out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge `for' the man-slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim and its suburbs,

    39Heshbon and its suburbs, Jazer and its suburbs -- `in' all four cities.

  • Josh 14:3-4
    2 verses
    70%

    3for Moses hath given the inheritance of two of the tribes, and of half of the tribe, beyond the Jordan, and to the Levites he hath not given an inheritance in their midst;

    4for the sons of Joseph hath been two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim, and they have not given a portion to the Levites in the land, except cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for their cattle, and for their possessions;

  • 1 Chr 6:64
    69%

    64And the sons of Israel give to the Levites the cities and their suburbs.

  • Num 34:16
    67%

    16And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,