Old/New Testament
35 And the LORD spoke to Moses on the plain of Moab, by Jordan, toward Jericho, saying,
2 “Command the children of Israel, that they give to the Levites cities in which to dwell from the inheritance of their possession. You shall also give to the Levites the suburbs surrounding the cities.
3 “So they shall have the cities to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.
4 “And the suburbs of the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall surround them for a thousand cubits outward from the walls of the cities.
5 “You shall measure two thousand cubits outside the city on the east side, two thousand cubits on the south side, two thousand cubits on the west side, and two thousand cubits on the north side. And the city shall be in the center. This shall be the measure of the suburbs of their cities.
6 “And of the cities which you shall give to the Levites, there shall be six cities for refuge which you shall appoint, to which he who kills may flee. And to them you shall add forty-two more cities.
7 “All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities, along with their suburbs.
8 “And concerning the cities which you shall give from the possessions of the children of Israel: from many you shall take more, and from few you shall take less. Everyone shall give to the Levites from his cities, 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 have come over Jordan, into the land of Canaan,
11 ‘you shall appoint yourselves cities to be cities of refuge for you, so that the killer who kills any person accidentally may flee there.
12 ‘And these cities shall be for you a refuge from your avenger, so that he who kills does not die until he stand before the Congregation in judgment.
13 ‘And of the cities which you shall give, six cities shall you have for refuge.
14 ‘You shall appoint three on this side of Jordan. And you shall appoint three cities in the land of Canaan which shall be cities of refuge.
15 ‘These six cities shall be a refuge for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for he who dwells among you, so that everyone who kills any person accidentally may flee there.
16 ‘If one strikes another with an instrument of iron so that he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer shall die the death.
17 ‘Also, if he strikes him by casting a stone with which he may be killed, and he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer shall die the death.
18 ‘Or, if he strikes him with a hand weapon of wood with which he may be killed, if he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer shall die the death.
19 ‘The avenger of the blood himself shall kill the murderer. When he meets him, he shall kill him.
20 ‘But if he stabs him out of hate, or ambushes him by lying in wait, so that he dies,
21 ‘or strikes him through enmity with his hand, so that he dies, he who struck him shall die the death. He is a murderer. The avenger of the blood shall kill the murderer when he meets him.
22 ‘But, if he pushed him accidentally (and not out of hatred) or cast upon him anything without lying in wait,
23 ‘or any stone whereby he might be killed (and he did not see him) or caused it to fall upon him, and he dies (and he was not his enemy nor did he seek him any harm),
24 ‘then the Congregation shall judge between the killer and the avenger of blood, according to these Laws.
25 ‘And the Congregation shall deliver the killer out of the hand of the avenger of blood. And the Congregation shall return him to the city of his refuge from which he fled. And he shall stay there until the death of the High Priest, who is anointed with the holy oil.
26 ‘But, if the killer comes outside the borders of the city of his refuge, to which he 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 murderer, he shall be guiltless,
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 killer shall return to the land of his possession.
29 ‘So these things shall be a Law of Judgment to you, throughout your generations, in all your dwellings.
30 ‘Whoever kills any person shall be killed through witnesses. But one witness’s testimony against a person shall not cause him to die.
31 ‘Moreover, you shall take no ransom for the life of the murderer who is worthy to die. But he shall be put to death.
32 ‘Also, you shall take no ransom for he who has fled to the city of his refuge, so that he should return and dwell in the land before the death of the High Priest.
33 ‘So you shall not pollute the land in which you shall dwell. For blood defiles the land. And the land can only be cleansed of the blood that is shed upon it but by the blood of he who shed it.
34 ‘Therefore, do not defile the land which you shall inhabit. For I dwell in its midst. For I, the LORD, dwell among the children of Israel.’”
36 Then, the chief fathers of the family of the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came, and spoke before Moses, and before the Princes (the chief fathers of the children of Israel),
2 and said, “The LORD Commanded my lord to give the land to inherit by lot to the children of Israel. And my lord was Commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad, our brother, to his daughters.
3 “If they are married to any of the sons of the tribes of the children of Israel, then their inheritance shall be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers and shall be put into the inheritance of the tribe into which they shall be married. So, it shall be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.
4 “Also, when the Jubilee of the children of Israel comes, then their inheritance shall be put into the inheritance of the tribe into which they shall be married. So, their inheritance shall be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.”
5 Then Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the Word of the LORD, saying, “The tribe of the sons of Joseph have said well.
6 “This is the thing that the LORD has Commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, ‘They shall be wives to whom they think best. Only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.’
7 “So, the inheritance of the children of Israel shall not move from tribe to tribe. For every one of the children of Israel shall join himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
8 “And every daughter who possesses any inheritance of the tribes of the children of Israel shall be wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father, so that each of the children of Israel may enjoy the inheritance of their fathers.
9 “Nor shall the inheritance go about from tribe to tribe, but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall stick to his own inheritance.”
10 As the LORD Commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad.
11 For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah (the daughters of Zelophehad) were married to their father’s brother’s sons.
12 They were wives of the families of the sons of Manasseh, the son of Joseph. So, their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.
13 These are the Commandments and Laws which the LORD commanded, by the hand of Moses, to the children of Israel, on the plain of Moab, by Jordan, toward Jericho.
10 And He arose from there and went into the coasts of Judea, by the far side of Jordan. And the people gathered around Him again. And as usual, He taught them.
2 Then the Pharisees came and asked Him if it were lawful for a man to divorce his wife, and tempted Him.
3 And He answered, and said to them, “What did Moses command you?”
4 And they said, “Moses permitted to write a Bill of Divorcement, and to divorce her.”
5 “Then Jesus answered, and said to them, “He wrote this precept to you because of the hardness of your heart.
6 “But at the beginning of the Creation, ‘God made them male and female.’
7 “‘For this cause shall man leave his father and mother, and cling to his wife.
8 “‘And the two shall be one flesh.’ So that they are no more two, but one flesh.
9 “Therefore, what God has coupled together, let not man separate.”
10 And in the house, His disciples asked Him about that matter again.
11 And He said to them,“Whoever shall divorce his wife and marry another, commits adultery against her.
12 “And if a woman divorces her husband, and marries another, she commits adultery.”
13 Then they brought little children to Him, so He could touch them. And His disciples rebuked those who brought them.
14 But when Jesus saw it, He was displeased and said to them, “Let the little children to come to Me. And do not forbid them. For of such is the Kingdom of God.
15 “Truly I say to you, whoever shall not receive the Kingdom of God as a little child shall not enter therein.”
16 And He took them up in His arms and put His hands upon them and blessed them.
17 And when He had gone on His way, someone came running and kneeled to Him and asked Him, “Good Master, what must I do so that I may possess eternal life?”
18 Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? There is no one good but One, even God.
19 “You know the Commandments: You shall not commit adultery. You shall not kill. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness. You shall hurt no man. Honor your father and mother.
20 Then he answered, and said to Him, “Master, all these things I have observed from my youth.”
21 And Jesus looked upon him and loved him and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go and sell all that you have. And give to the poor. And you shall have treasure in Heaven. And come, follow Me. And take up the Cross.
22 But he was sad at that saying and went away sorrowful. For he had great possessions.
23 And Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!”
24 And His disciples were afraid at His Words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard is it for those who trust in riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!
25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of the needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.”
26 And they were much more astonished, saying among themselves, “Who then can be saved?”
27 But Jesus looked upon them, and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For with God, all things are possible.”
28 Then Peter began to say to Him, “Lo, we have forsaken all, and have followed You.”
29 Jesus answered, and said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has forsaken house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for My sake and the Gospels,
30 who shall not receive a hundredfold - now presently - houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands (with persecutions) and in the world to come, eternal life.
31 “But many who are first, shall be last; and the last, first.”
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