Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And Jehovah
speaketh
unto Moses ,
in the plains of Moab ,
by Jordan ,
`
near '
Jericho, saying,
And the
LORD
spake
unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
`
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
.
Command the children
of Israel, that
they give
unto
the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell
in
; and
ye
shall
give
also unto
the
Levites
suburbs
for the cities round about them.
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.
And the cities shall
they
have to dwell
in;
and the
suburbs of
them
shall
be
for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
`
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.
And the suburbs of the cities ,
which ye shall
give unto
the Levites, shall
reach
from the wall of the city and outward
a thousand cubits round about.
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.
And ye shall
measure
from without
the city on
the east side
two thousand cubits
, and on
the south side
two thousand cubits
, and on
the west side
two thousand cubits
, and on
the north side
two thousand cubits
; and the city shall
be
in the midst :
this shall
be
to them the suburbs of the 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 ;
And among
the cities which ye shall
give unto
the Levites there
shall
be
six cities for
refuge, which ye shall
appoint
for the manslayer
, that
he
may
flee
thither:
and to
them ye shall
add
forty and two cities .
all the cities which ye give to the Levites `are'
forty and eight cities ,
them and
their suburbs.
So
all the cities which ye shall
give to the Levites shall
be
forty and eight cities :
them shall
ye
give
with
their suburbs.
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. '
And the cities which ye shall
give shall
be
of the possession of the children
of Israel :
from them
that
have
many ye shall
give
many;
but
from them
that
have
few ye shall
give few:
every
one
shall
give
of his cities unto
the Levites according
to
his
inheritance
which
he
inheriteth
.
And Jehovah
speaketh
unto Moses, saying,
And the
LORD
spake
unto Moses, saying,
`
Speak unto the sons
of Israel, and thou
hast
said
unto them, When ye are
passing
over the
Jordan to
the land of Canaan ,
Speak unto the children
of Israel, and say
unto them, When ye be
come
over Jordan into
the land of Canaan ;
and
have
prepared
to
yourselves
cities --
cities of refuge they
are
to
you --
then
fled
thither
hath
a
man-
slayer, smiting
a
person unawares ,
Then
ye
shall
appoint
you
cities to
be
cities of refuge for
you ;
that
the
slayer may
flee
thither
, which
killeth
any
person at
unawares .
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.
And they
shall
be
unto
you cities
for refuge from the avenger;
that
the manslayer
die not,
until
he
stand
before the congregation
in
judgment.
`As
to
the
cities which ye give --
six `are'
cities of
refuge to
you;
And
of
these
cities which ye shall
give six cities shall
ye
have
for
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
.
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.
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.
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
.
`
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.
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.
`
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.
And if he
smite
him
with throwing
a stone, wherewith he may
die
, and he die
, he is a murderer: the murderer shall
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.
Or if
he
smite
him
with an
hand weapon
of
wood
, wherewith he may
die
, and he die
, he is a murderer: the murderer shall
surely
be
put to death.
`
The redeemer
of blood himself doth
put
the murderer to
death;
in
his
coming
against
him he doth
put
him to
death
.
The revenger
of blood himself shall
slay
the murderer :
when
he
meeteth
him ,
he shall
slay
him.
`And
if in
hatred
he thrust him through
, or hath
cast
`anything'
at him by lying
in
wait, and
he dieth
;
But
if he thrust him of
hatred
, or hurl
at him by laying
of
wait, that
he die
;
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.
Or in enmity smite
him with his hand, that
he die:
he
that
smote
him
shall
surely
be
put to death; for
he is a murderer :
the revenger
of blood shall
slay
the murderer ,
when
he
meeteth
him.
`And
if ,
in
an
instant,
without
enmity,
he hath
thrust him through
, or hath
cast at
him any instrument,
without lying
in
wait ;
But
if he thrust him suddenly
without
enmity
, or have
cast upon
him any thing
without laying
of
wait ,
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;
Or with any stone ,
wherewith a
man
may
die
, seeing him
not
, and cast
it upon him, that
he die
, and was
not his enemy, neither
sought
his harm:
then have
the company
judged
between the smiter
and the redeemer
of blood ,
by
these judgments .
Then the congregation
shall
judge
between the slayer
and the revenger
of blood according
to
these judgments :
`
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.
And the congregation
shall
deliver
the slayer out of the hand of the revenger
of blood, and the congregation
shall
restore
him to the city of his refuge, whither he was
fled :
and he shall
abide
in it unto
the death of the high
priest, which
was
anointed with the holy oil.
`And
if the man-
slayer at all
go
out
`from'
the border of the city of his refuge whither he fleeth,
But
if the slayer shall
at any
time
come
without
the border of the city of his refuge ,
whither he was
fled;
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
;
And the revenger
of blood find
him without
the borders
of the city of his refuge, and the revenger
of blood kill
the slayer; he
shall
not
be
guilty
of
blood:
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.
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 slayer shall
return
into
the land
of his possession.
`And
these things have
been
to
you
for a statute of judgment to
your generations ,
in all your dwellings :
So
these things shall
be
for a statute of judgment unto
you
throughout
your generations in all your dwellings .
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.
Whoso killeth
any
person, the
murderer
shall
be
put
to
death
by the mouth of witnesses :
but
one witness shall
not testify against any
person to cause
him
to
die.
`And
ye take no atonement
for the life of a murderer who
`is'
condemned
--
to
die
, for
he
is certainly
put to death ;
Moreover
ye shall
take no satisfaction
for the life of a murderer, which
is guilty
of
death:
but
he
shall
be
surely
put to death .
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.
And ye shall
take no satisfaction
for him that
is
fled
to the city of his refuge, that
he
should
come
again
to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
`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 ;
So
ye shall
not pollute
the land wherein
ye are :
for blood it
defileth
the land :
and
the land cannot
be
cleansed
of
the
blood that
is shed therein,
but
by the blood of him that
shed
it .
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. '
Defile not therefore
the land which ye shall
inhabit
, wherein
I dwell:
for I the LORD
dwell
among
the children
of Israel.
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