Numbers 35:13
And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
Numbers 35:13 in other translations
| BSB | The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge. |
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| WEB | The cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge. |
| ASV | And the cities which ye shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge. |
| YLT | ‘As to the cities which ye give--six are cities of refuge to you; |
| DARBY | And the cities that ye shall give shall be six cities of refuge for you. |
| BBE | Six of the towns which you give will be such safe places; |
| Webster | And of these cities which ye shall give, six cities shall ye have for refuge. |
What does Numbers 35:13 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 35:9-34
To show plainly the abhorrence of murder, and to provide the more effectually for the punishment of the murderer, the nearest relation of the deceased, under the title of avenger of blood, (or the redeemer of blood,) in notorious cases, might pursue, and execute vengeance. A distinction is made, not between sudden anger and malice aforethought, both which are the crime of murder; but between intentionally striking a…
Numbers 35:13 in the original Hebrew
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- Numbers 35:12
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.
- Numbers 35:13
And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
- Numbers 35:14
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.
Numbers 35:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | De las ciudades, pues, que daréis, tendréis seis ciudades de acogimiento. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les villes que vous donnerez seront pour vous six villes de refuge; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Städte, die ihr geben sollt, sollen sechs Zufluchtstädte für euch sein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | De ipsis autem urbibus, quæ ad fugitivorum subsidia separantur, |