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Numbers 35:14-16
New American Standard Bible 1995
Numbers 35:14-16
New American Standard Bible 1995
14 You (A)shall give three cities across the Jordan and three cities [a]in the land of Canaan; they are to be cities of refuge. 15 These six cities shall be for refuge for the sons of Israel, and for the alien and for the sojourner among them; that anyone who [b]kills a person (B)unintentionally may flee there.
16 ‘(C)But if he struck him down with an iron object, so that he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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- Numbers 35:14 Lit you shall give in
- Numbers 35:15 Lit smites
Numbers 35:14-16
New International Version
Numbers 35:14-16
New International Version
14 Give three on this side of the Jordan and three in Canaan as cities of refuge. 15 These six towns will be a place of refuge for Israelites and for foreigners residing among them, so that anyone who has killed another accidentally can flee there.
16 “‘If anyone strikes someone a fatal blow with an iron object, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.(A)
Numbers 35:14-16
King James Version
Numbers 35:14-16
King James Version
14 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.
15 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.
16 And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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