Numbers 35:31-33

New International Version

³¹“‘Do not accept a ransom^(A) for the life of a murderer, who deserves to die. They are to be put to death.

³²“‘Do not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a city of refuge and so allow them to go back and live on their own land before the death of the high priest.

³³“‘Do not pollute the land where you are. Bloodshed pollutes the land,^(B) and atonement cannot be made for the land on which blood has been shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.

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Numbers 35:31-33

English Standard Version

³¹Moreover, you shall accept no ransom for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death, but he shall be put to death. ³²And you shall accept no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land before the death of the high priest. ³³You shall not ^(A)pollute the land in which you live, for blood ^(B)pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed in it, except ^(C)by the blood of the one who shed it.

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Numbers 35:31-33

New American Standard Bible

³¹Moreover, you shall not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is ^[a]condemned to death, but he must be put to death. ³²And you shall not accept a ransom for one who has fled to his city of refuge, so that he may return to live in the land ^[b]before the death of the priest. ³³^(A)So you shall not defile the land in which you live; for blood defiles the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed on it, except ^(B)by the blood of the one who shed it.