Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Again
the
LORD
spoke
to
Moses on
the plains of Moab by the
Jordan across
from
Jericho :
And
Jehovah
speaketh
unto
Moses ,
in
the plains of Moab ,
by Jordan ,
`near'
Jericho ,
saying,
“
Command the Israelites
to
give
, from
the inheritance they
will
possess,
cities for the Levites
to live
in
and
pasturelands
around
the cities
.
`
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
.
The cities will
be
for
them to live
in
, and the
pasturelands
will
be
for their herds
, their flocks
, and all their other
livestock
.
And
the cities have
been
to
them to inhabit
, and their
suburbs
are
for their cattle
, and
for
their goods
, and for
all their beasts
.
The pasturelands
around
the cities you
are
to
give the Levites will
extend
a
thousand
cubits
from the wall on
every
side
.
`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
.
You
are
also
to
measure
two
thousand
cubits
outside the city on
the east, two thousand on
the south, two thousand on
the west
, and two thousand on
the north, with
the city in the center.
These
areas
will
serve
as
larger
pasturelands
for
the cities.
And
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.
Six
of
the cities you
give the Levites are to
be
appointed
as
cities of refuge, to
which a
manslayer
may
flee.
In
addition
to
these,
give the Levites
forty
-two other
cities .
`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 ;
The total
number
of
cities you
give the Levites will
be
forty -
eight, with
their corresponding
pasturelands
.
all
the cities which
ye
give to
the Levites `are'
forty and
eight cities
, them
and
their suburbs
.
The cities that
you
apportion
from
the
territory
of the Israelites
should
be
given
to
the
Levites
in
proportion
to
the inheritance
of each
tribe:
more
from a
larger
tribe
and less
from a
smaller
one
. ”
And
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
. '
Then
the
LORD
said
to
Moses,
And
Jehovah
speaketh
unto
Moses, saying,
“
Speak to
the Israelites
and tell
them :
When you
cross
the Jordan into
the land of Canaan,
`
Speak unto
the sons
of
Israel,
and thou
hast
said
unto
them ,
When ye
are
passing
over
the Jordan to
the land of Canaan,
designate
cities
to serve
as
your
cities of refuge, so
that
a person who
kills
someone
unintentionally
may
flee
there.
and
have
prepared
to yourselves
cities --
cities
of refuge they
are
to
you
--
then
fled
thither
hath
a
man-slayer
, smiting
a person unawares,
You
are
to
have
these
cities as
a refuge from the avenger
, so
that
the manslayer
will
not die until
he
stands
trial
before the assembly
.
and
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
.
The cities you
select
will
be
your
six cities of refuge .
`As
to
the cities which
ye
give
--
six `are'
cities of refuge to
you;
Select
three cities across
the Jordan and three in the land of Canaan as
cities of refuge.
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
.
These six cities will
serve
as
a refuge for
the
Israelites
and
for the foreigner
or
stranger
among
them,
so
that
anyone
who
kills
a person unintentionally
may
flee
there
.
To
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
.
If ,
however,
anyone
strikes
a
person
with an iron object
and
kills
him, he is a murderer ;
the murderer must
surely
be
put to death.
`And
if with an instrument
of
iron he
hath
smitten
him, and
he dieth,
he
`
is '
a murderer :
the murderer is
certainly
put to death.
Or
if anyone
has
in
his
hand
a stone of
deadly
size
, and
he strikes
and kills
another
, he is a murderer ;
the murderer must
surely
be
put to death.
`And
if with
a stone `in'
the
hand
, wherewith
he dieth,
he
hath
smitten
him,
and he
dieth
, he `
is '
a murderer :
the murderer is
certainly
put to death.
If
anyone
has
in his
hand a
deadly
object
of
wood
, and
he strikes
and kills
another
, he is a murderer ;
the murderer must
surely
be
put to death.
`Or
with
a
wooden
instrument
`
in '
the
hand, wherewith
he dieth,
he
hath
smitten
him,
and he
dieth
, he `
is '
a murderer :
the murderer is
certainly
put to death.
The avenger
of blood is
to
put the murderer to death; when
he
finds
him ,
he is
to
kill
him.
`
The redeemer
of blood himself
doth
put the murderer to death; in
his
coming
against
him he doth
put
him to
death
.
Likewise,
if anyone
maliciously
pushes
another
or intentionally
throws
an
object
at him and
kills
him
,
`And
if in
hatred
he
thrust
him
through,
or hath
cast
`anything'
at him by
lying
in
wait
, and
he
dieth;
or if
in hostility
he strikes
him with his hand and he dies,
the one
who
struck
him
must
surely
be
put to death; he is a murderer .
When
the avenger
of blood finds
the murderer ,
he
is
to kill
him.
or in enmity
he hath
smitten
him with his hand ,
and he dieth;
the smiter
is
certainly
put to death; he `
is '
a murderer ;
the redeemer
of blood doth
put
the murderer to death
in
his
coming
against
him.
But
if anyone
pushes
a
person
suddenly
, without hostility
, or throws
an
object
at him unintentionally
,
`And
if, in
an
instant,
without enmity
, he
hath
thrust
him
through,
or hath
cast
at him any
instrument
, without
lying
in
wait;
or without
looking
drops
a
heavy
stone that
kills
him, but
he was
not
an
enemy
and did
not intend
to
harm
him
,
or with
any
stone wherewith
he
dieth,
without
seeing,
and
causeth
`it'
to
fall
upon
him, and
he dieth,
and he
`is'
not his
enemy
, nor
seeking
his
evil;
then the congregation
must
judge
between the slayer
and the avenger
of blood according
to
these ordinances
.
then have
the company
judged
between the smiter
and the redeemer
of blood ,
by
these judgments
.
The assembly
is
to
protect
the manslayer
from
the hand of the avenger
of blood .
Then
the assembly
will
return
him to the city of refuge to
which
he fled, and he must
live
there
until
the death of the high
priest, who was
anointed with the holy oil.
`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.
But
if the manslayer
ever
goes
outside
the limits
of the city of refuge to
which
he fled
`And
if the man-slayer
at
all
go
out
`from'
the border
of the city of his
refuge whither
he fleeth,
and the avenger
of blood finds
him outside of his
city of refuge and
kills
him
, then
the avenger
will
not
be
guilty
of bloodshed
and 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;
because
the
manslayer
must
remain
in his
city of refuge until
the death of the high
priest .
Only
after the death of the high
priest may
he
return
to
the land
he
owns
.
for
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
.
This
will
be
a
statutory
ordinance
for
you for the
generations
to come
, wherever
you
live.
`And
these
things
have
been
to
you for a
statute
of
judgment
to your
generations
, in
all
your
dwellings:
If
anyone
kills
a person, the
murderer
is
to
be
put
to
death
on
the testimony
of the
witnesses .
But
no
one is
to
be
put
to
death
based
on
the testimony
of
a
lone
witness.
whoso
smiteth
a person, by
the mouth
of witnesses doth
`
one '
slay
the murderer;
and
one
witness doth
not
testify
against
a
person
--
to
die
.
You
are
not
to
accept
a
ransom
for the life of a murderer who deserves
to die ;
he must
surely
be
put to death .
`And
ye
take
no
atonement
for the life of a murderer who `is'
condemned
--
to die ,
for
he is
certainly
put to death ;
Nor
should
you
accept
a
ransom
for the
person
who
flees
to a
city of refuge and
allow
him
to return
and
live
on
his
own
land before
the death of the high
priest.
and
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.
Do
not pollute
the land where
you
live
, for bloodshed
pollutes
the land ,
and
no
atonement
can
be
made
for
the land on
which
the
blood is shed ,
except by the blood of the
one
who shed
it .
`And
ye
profane
not the land which
ye
`are'
in
, for blood
profaneth
the land ;
as
to
the land ,
it
is
not
pardoned
for
blood which
is shed in
it
except by the blood of him
who sheddeth
it ;
Do
not
defile the land where
you
live
and
where
I dwell.
For I ,
the LORD,
dwell
among
the Israelites
. ”
and
ye
defile not
the land in
which
ye
are
dwelling,
in
the
midst
of
which
I do
tabernacle,
for I Jehovah
do
tabernacle
in
the midst
of
the sons
of
Israel
. '
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