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Numbers 35 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
[2] “Command the children of Israel to give to the Levites cities to dwell in out of their inheritance. You shall give pasture lands for the cities around them to the Levites.
[3] They shall have the cities to dwell in. Their pasture lands shall be for their livestock, and for their possessions, and for all their animals.
[4] “The pasture lands of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward one thousand cubits around it.
[5] You shall measure outside of the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the middle. This shall be the pasture lands of their cities.
[6] “The cities which you shall give to the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the man slayer to flee to. Besides them you shall give forty-two cities.
[7] All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities together with their pasture lands.
[8] Concerning the cities which you shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many you shall take many, and from the few you shall take few. Everyone according to his inheritance which he inherits shall give some of his cities to the Levites.”
[9] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
[10] “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
[11] then you shall appoint for yourselves cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the man slayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.
[12] The cities shall be for your refuge from the avenger, that the man slayer not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.
[13] The cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
[14] 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.
[15] These six cities shall be refuge for the children of Israel, for the stranger, and for the foreigner living among them, that everyone who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.
[16] “‘But if he struck him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.
[17] If he struck him with a stone in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.
[18] Or if he struck him with a weapon of wood in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.
[19] The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death. When he meets him, he shall put him to death.
[20] If he shoved him out of hatred, or hurled something at him while lying in wait, so that he died,
[21] or in hostility struck him with his hand, so that he died, he who struck him shall surely be put to death. He is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meets him.
[22] “‘But if he shoved him suddenly without hostility, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,
[23] or with any stone, by which a man may die, not seeing him, and cast it on him so that he died, and he was not his enemy and not seeking his harm,
[24] then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.
[25] The congregation shall deliver the man slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, where he had fled. He shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
[26] “‘But if the man slayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge where he flees,
[27] and the avenger of blood finds him outside of the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the man slayer, he shall not be guilty of blood,
[28] because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the man slayer shall return into the land of his possession.
[29] “‘These things shall be for a statute and ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
[30] “‘Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain based on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness shall not testify alone against any person so that he dies.
[31] “‘Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death. He shall surely be put to death.
[32] “‘You shall take no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may come again to dwell in the land before the death of the priest.
[33] “‘So you shall not pollute the land where you live; for blood pollutes the land. No atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed in it, but by the blood of him who shed it.
[34] You shall not defile the land which you inhabit, where I dwell; for I, Yahweh, dwell among the children of Israel.’”

Numbers 35:4 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Numbers 35 (KJVS)

[1] And the Lord spake () unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, ()
[2] 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.
[3] 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.
[4] 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.
[5] 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.
[6] 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.
[7] So all the cities which ye shall give () to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.
[8] 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. ()
[9] And the Lord spake () unto Moses, saying, ()
[10] Speak () unto the children of Israel, and say () unto them, When ye be come over () Jordan into the land of Canaan;
[11] 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.
[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.
[13] And of these cities which ye shall give () six cities shall ye have for refuge.
[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.
[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.
[16] 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. ()
[17] 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. ()
[18] 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. ()
[19] The revenger () of blood himself shall slay () the murderer: () when he meeteth () him, he shall slay () him.
[20] But if he thrust () him of hatred, or hurl () at him by laying of wait, that he die; ()
[21] 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.
[22] But if he thrust () him suddenly without enmity, or have cast () upon him any thing without laying of wait,
[23] 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:
[24] then the congregation shall judge () between the slayer () and the revenger () of blood according to these judgments:
[25] 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.
[26] But if the slayer () shall at any time () come () without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled; ()
[27] 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:
[28] 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.
[29] So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
[30] 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. ()
[31] 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. ()
[32] 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.
[33] 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.
[34] Defile () not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, () wherein I dwell: () for I the Lord dwell () among the children of Israel.

Numbers 35:6 Heb. above them ye shall give
Numbers 35:8 Heb. they inherit
Numbers 35:11 Heb. by error
Numbers 35:17 Heb. with a stone of the hand
Numbers 35:27 Heb. no blood shall be to him
Numbers 35:31 Heb. faulty to die
Numbers 35:33 Heb. there can be no expiation for the land

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Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Numbers 35 (BYZ)

[1] και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην επι δυσμων μωαβ παρα τον ιορδανην κατα ιεριχω λεγων
[2] συνταξον τοις υιοις ισραηλ και δωσουσιν τοις λευιταις απο των κληρων κατασχεσεως αυτων πολεις κατοικειν και τα προαστεια των πολεων κυκλω αυτων δωσουσιν τοις λευιταις
[3] και εσονται αυτοις αι πολεις κατοικειν και τα αφορισματα αυτων εσται τοις κτηνεσιν αυτων και πασι τοις τετραποσιν αυτων
[4] και τα συγκυρουντα των πολεων ας δωσετε τοις λευιταις απο τειχους της πολεως και εξω δισχιλιους πηχεις κυκλω
[5] και μετρησεις εξω της πολεως το κλιτος το προς ανατολας δισχιλιους πηχεις και το κλιτος το προς λιβα δισχιλιους πηχεις και το κλιτος το προς θαλασσαν δισχιλιους πηχεις και το κλιτος το προς βορραν δισχιλιους πηχεις και η πολις μεσον τουτου εσται υμιν και τα ομορα των πολεων
[6] και τας πολεις δωσετε τοις λευιταις τας εξ πολεις των φυγαδευτηριων ας δωσετε φευγειν εκει τω φονευσαντι και προς ταυταις τεσσαρακοντα και δυο πολεις
[7] πασας τας πολεις δωσετε τοις λευιταις τεσσαρακοντα και οκτω πολεις ταυτας και τα προαστεια αυτων
[8] και τας πολεις ας δωσετε απο της κατασχεσεως υιων ισραηλ απο των τα πολλα πολλα και απο των ελαττονων ελαττω εκαστος κατα την κληρονομιαν αυτου ην κληρονομησουσιν δωσουσιν απο των πολεων τοις λευιταις
[9] και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων
[10] λαλησον τοις υιοις ισραηλ και ερεις προς αυτους υμεις διαβαινετε τον ιορδανην εις γην χανααν
[11] και διαστελειτε υμιν αυτοις πολεις φυγαδευτηρια εσται υμιν φυγειν εκει τον φονευτην πας ο παταξας ψυχην ακουσιως
[12] και εσονται αι πολεις υμιν φυγαδευτηρια απο αγχιστευοντος το αιμα και ου μη αποθανη ο φονευων εως αν στη εναντι της συναγωγης εις κρισιν
[13] και αι πολεις ας δωσετε τας εξ πολεις φυγαδευτηρια εσονται υμιν
[14] τας τρεις πολεις δωσετε εν τω περαν του ιορδανου και τας τρεις πολεις δωσετε εν γη χανααν
[15] φυγαδιον εσται τοις υιοις ισραηλ και τω προσηλυτω και τω παροικω τω εν υμιν εσονται αι πολεις αυται εις φυγαδευτηριον φυγειν εκει παντι παταξαντι ψυχην ακουσιως
[16] εαν δε εν σκευει σιδηρου παταξη αυτον και τελευτηση φονευτης εστιν θανατω θανατουσθω ο φονευτης
[17] εαν δε εν λιθω εκ χειρος εν ω αποθανειται εν αυτω παταξη αυτον και αποθανη φονευτης εστιν θανατω θανατουσθω ο φονευτης
[18] εαν δε εν σκευει ξυλινω εκ χειρος εξ ου αποθανειται εν αυτω παταξη αυτον και αποθανη φονευτης εστιν θανατω θανατουσθω ο φονευτης
[19] ο αγχιστευων το αιμα ουτος αποκτενει τον φονευσαντα οταν συναντηση αυτω ουτος αποκτενει αυτον
[20] εαν δε δι εχθραν ωση αυτον και επιρριψη επ αυτον παν σκευος εξ ενεδρου και αποθανη
[21] η δια μηνιν επαταξεν αυτον τη χειρι και αποθανη θανατω θανατουσθω ο παταξας φονευτης εστιν θανατω θανατουσθω ο φονευων ο αγχιστευων το αιμα αποκτενει τον φονευσαντα εν τω συναντησαι αυτω
[22] εαν δε εξαπινα ου δι εχθραν ωση αυτον η επιρριψη επ αυτον παν σκευος ουκ εξ ενεδρου
[23] η παντι λιθω εν ω αποθανειται εν αυτω ουκ ειδως και επιπεση επ αυτον και αποθανη αυτος δε ουκ εχθρος αυτου ην ουδε ζητων κακοποιησαι αυτον
[24] και κρινει η συναγωγη ανα μεσον του παταξαντος και ανα μεσον του αγχιστευοντος το αιμα κατα τα κριματα ταυτα
[25] και εξελειται η συναγωγη τον φονευσαντα απο του αγχιστευοντος το αιμα και αποκαταστησουσιν αυτον η συναγωγη εις την πολιν του φυγαδευτηριου αυτου ου κατεφυγεν και κατοικησει εκει εως αν αποθανη ο ιερευς ο μεγας ον εχρισαν αυτον τω ελαιω τω αγιω
[26] εαν δε εξοδω εξελθη ο φονευσας τα ορια της πολεως εις ην κατεφυγεν εκει
[27] και ευρη αυτον ο αγχιστευων το αιμα εξω των οριων της πολεως καταφυγης αυτου και φονευση ο αγχιστευων το αιμα τον φονευσαντα ουκ ενοχος εστιν
[28] εν γαρ τη πολει της καταφυγης κατοικειτω εως αν αποθανη ο ιερευς ο μεγας και μετα το αποθανειν τον ιερεα τον μεγαν επαναστραφησεται ο φονευσας εις την γην της κατασχεσεως αυτου
[29] και εσται ταυτα υμιν εις δικαιωμα κριματος εις τας γενεας υμων εν πασαις ταις κατοικιαις υμων
[30] πας παταξας ψυχην δια μαρτυρων φονευσεις τον φονευσαντα και μαρτυς εις ου μαρτυρησει επι ψυχην αποθανειν
[31] και ου λημψεσθε λυτρα περι ψυχης παρα του φονευσαντος του ενοχου οντος αναιρεθηναι θανατω γαρ θανατωθησεται
[32] ου λημψεσθε λυτρα του φυγειν εις πολιν των φυγαδευτηριων του παλιν κατοικειν επι της γης εως αν αποθανη ο ιερευς ο μεγας
[33] και ου μη φονοκτονησητε την γην εις ην υμεις κατοικειτε το γαρ αιμα τουτο φονοκτονει την γην και ουκ εξιλασθησεται η γη απο του αιματος του εκχυθεντος επ αυτης αλλ επι του αιματος του εκχεοντος
[34] και ου μιανειτε την γην εφ ης κατοικειτε επ αυτης εφ ης εγω κατασκηνωσω εν υμιν εγω γαρ ειμι κυριος κατασκηνων εν μεσω των υιων ισραηλ

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