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 35:14 in other translations
| BSB | Select three cities across the Jordan and three in the land of Canaan as cities of refuge. |
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| WEB | You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and you shall give three cities in the land of Canaan. They shall be cities of refuge. |
| ASV | Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge. |
| YLT | 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. |
| DARBY | Three cities shall ye give on this side of the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge. |
| BBE | Three on the other side of Jordan and three in the land of Canaan, to be safe places for flight. |
| Webster | Ye shall give three cities on this side of Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge. |
What does Numbers 35:14 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 35:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 35:14
- Deuteronomy 4:41-43
Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising; That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live: Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
- Joshua 20:7-9
And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath–arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah. And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh. These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.
- Deuteronomy 19:8-10
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 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 thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.
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De 4:41-43; 19:8-10; Jos 20:7-9
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Context
- 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 35:15
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.
Numbers 35:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tres ciudades daréis de esta parte del Jordán, y tres ciudades daréis en la tierra de Canaán; las cuales serán ciudades de acogimiento. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | vous donnerez trois de ces villes en deçà du Jourdain, et vous donnerez trois de ces villes dans le pays de Canaan: ce seront des villes de refuge. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Drei Städte sollt ihr geben diesseit des Jordan, und drei Städte sollt ihr geben im Lande Kanaan; Zufluchtstädte sollen sie sein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | tres erunt trans Jordanem, et tres in terra Chanaan, |