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International Standard Version
They are to serve as cities of refuge from a blood avenger in order to keep the inadvertent killer from dying until he has stood trial in the presence of the community.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
You will have the cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who kills someone will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.
A Conservative Version
And the cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.
American Standard Version
And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment.
Amplified
The cities shall be to you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who has caused the death of another will not be killed until he has had a [fair] trial before the congregation.
Bible in Basic English
In these towns you may be safe from him who has the right of punishment; so that death may not overtake the taker of life till he has been judged by the meeting of the people.
Darby Translation
And ye shall have these cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he have stood before the assembly in judgment.
Julia Smith Translation
And they to you the cities for refuge from the nearest relative; and the slayer shall not die till his standing before the assembly for judgment,
King James 2000
And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stands before the congregation in judgment.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The cities will be to you a refuge from a redeemer, so that the killer will not die until he stands before the community for judgment.
Modern King James verseion
And they shall be to you cities for refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer does not die until he stands before the congregation in judgment.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the cities shall be to flee from the executer of blood, that he which killed die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
NET Bible
And they must stand as your towns of refuge from the avenger in order that the killer may not die until he has stood trial before the community.
New Heart English Bible
The cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer not die, until he stands before the congregation for judgment.
The Emphasized Bible
So shall the cities serve you for places of refuge from the redeemer, - that the manslayer may not die, until he has stood before the assembly, for judgment,
Webster
And they shall be to you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the man-slayer may not die, until he stands before the congregation in judgment.
World English Bible
The cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer not die, until he stands before the congregation for judgment.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Cities of refuge » Those admitted to » Were put on their trial
Courts of justice » The accused » Stood before the judge
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 35:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cities Of Refuge
11 they are to designate some towns of refuge so that anyone who kills someone inadvertently may flee there. 12 They are to serve as cities of refuge from a blood avenger in order to keep the inadvertent killer from dying until he has stood trial in the presence of the community. 13 You are to set aside six towns of refuge.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:6
Since hile the distance may be great, the angry avenger may overtake the killer he is pursuing and kill him, in which case there will be no justice in his death, because he did not hate his friend previously.
Joshua 20:3-6
so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally and without premeditation may run there and be protected from closely related avengers.
Numbers 35:19
The blood avenger himself is to execute the murderer. When he meets him, the blood avenger is to put him to death.
Numbers 35:24-27
then the community is to judge between the inadvertent killer and the blood avenger, following these ordinances.
Deuteronomy 19:11-12
"However, if a person hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises up against him, and attacks him so that he dies, and then he flees to one of those cities,
Joshua 20:9
These were appointed to be cities for all the Israelis and for the foreigner who lives among them, so that whoever kills anyone unintentionally may run there and not die at the hands of a closely related avenger until he stands for trial before the community.
2 Samuel 14:7
Now please pay attention closely! My whole family is attacking your humble servant! They're saying, "Turn over the one who attacked his brother and we'll put him to death in retribution for his brother, whose life he took. That way, we'll kill the heir also!' They're going to extinguish the only light left in my family, leaving my late husband neither an ongoing name nor a survivor on the face of the earth!"