Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
When Jehovah
thy God shall
cut off the nations, whose land Jehovah
thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses;
When the
LORD
thy God hath
cut off the nations, whose land the
LORD
thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses;
thou shalt set
apart
three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah
thy God giveth thee to possess it.
Thou shalt separate
three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the
LORD
thy God giveth thee to possess it.
Thou shalt prepare thee the
way, and divide the borders
of thy land, which Jehovah
thy God causeth
thee to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer
may flee thither.
Thou shalt prepare thee a
way, and divide the coasts
of thy land, which the
LORD
thy God giveth
thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer
may flee thither.
And this is the case of the manslayer
, that
shall flee thither and
live: whoso killeth his neighbor unawares
, and
hated him
not in time past;
And this is the case of the slayer
, which
shall flee thither ,
that
he
may
live: Whoso killeth his neighbor ignorantly
, whom
he
hated not in time past;
as when a man goeth into the forest
with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbor, so
that he dieth
; he shall flee unto one of these
cities and live:
As when a man goeth into the wood
with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbor, that he die
; he shall flee unto one of those
cities ,
and live:
lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer
, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite
him mortally
; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
Lest the avenger of the
blood pursue the slayer
, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay
him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt set
apart
three cities for thee.
Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate
three cities for thee.
And if Jehovah
thy God enlarge thy border
, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;
And if the
LORD
thy God enlarge thy coast
, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;
if thou shalt keep all this
commandment
to do it
, which I command thee this day, to love Jehovah
thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, besides
these three:
If thou shalt keep all these
commandments
to do them
, which I command thee this day, to love the
LORD
thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside
these three:
that innocent blood be not shed in the
midst
of
thy land, which Jehovah
thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.
That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the
LORD
thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.
But if any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally so
that he dieth
, and he
flee
into one of these cities ;
But if any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die
, and fleeth
into one of these cities :
then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt
of
innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set ,
in thine inheritance which thou shalt inherit ,
in the land that Jehovah
thy God giveth thee to possess it.
Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance ,
which thou shalt inherit in the land that the
LORD
thy God giveth thee to possess it.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a
matter be established.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the
matter be established.
If an
unrighteous
witness rise up against any man to testify against him of
wrong -doing,
If a
false
witness rise up against any man to testify against him that
which
is
wrong ;
then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Jehovah
, before the priests and the judges that
shall be in those days;
Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the
LORD
, before the priests and the judges ,
which
shall be in those days;
and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and have
testified falsely against his brother;
And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath
testified falsely against his brother;
then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to do
unto his brother: so shalt thou put away
the evil from the
midst
of
thee
.
Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have
done
unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away
from among
you
.
And those that
remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in
the
midst
of
thee
.
And those which
remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among
you
.
And thine eyes
shall not pity; life `
shall go '
for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
And thine eye
shall not pity; but
life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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