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World English Bible

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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

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

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Numbers 35 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ἐλάλησεν () κύριος () πρὸς () Μωυσῆν () ἐπὶ () δυσμῶν () Μωαβ παρὰ () τὸν () Ιορδάνην () κατὰ () Ιεριχω () λέγων ()
[2] Σύνταξον () τοῖς () υἱοῖς () Ισραηλ () καὶ () δώσουσιν () τοῖς () Λευίταις () ἀπὸ () τῶν () κλήρων () κατασχέσεως () αὐτῶν () πόλεις () κατοικεῖν () καὶ () τὰ () προάστεια τῶν () πόλεων () κύκλῳ () αὐτῶν () δώσουσιν () τοῖς () Λευίταις, ()
[3] καὶ () ἔσονται () αὐτοῖς () αἱ () πόλεις () κατοικεῖν, () καὶ () τὰ () ἀφορίσματα αὐτῶν () ἔσται () τοῖς () κτήνεσιν () αὐτῶν () καὶ () πᾶσι () τοῖς () τετράποσιν () αὐτῶν. ()
[4] Καὶ () τὰ () συγκυροῦντα τῶν () πόλεων, () ἃς () δώσετε () τοῖς () Λευίταις, () ἀπὸ () τείχους () τῆς () πόλεως () καὶ () ἔξω () δισχιλίους () πήχεις () κύκλῳ· ()
[5] καὶ () μετρήσεις () ἔξω () τῆς () πόλεως () τὸ () κλίτος τὸ () πρὸς () ἀνατολὰς () δισχιλίους () πήχεις () καὶ () τὸ () κλίτος τὸ () πρὸς () λίβα () δισχιλίους () πήχεις () καὶ () τὸ () κλίτος τὸ () πρὸς () θάλασσαν () δισχιλίους () πήχεις () καὶ () τὸ () κλίτος τὸ () πρὸς () βορρᾶν () δισχιλίους () πήχεις, () καὶ () ἡ () πόλις () μέσον () τούτου () ἔσται () ὑμῖν () καὶ () τὰ () ὅμορα τῶν () πόλεων. ()
[6] Καὶ () τὰς () πόλεις () δώσετε () τοῖς () Λευίταις, () τὰς () ἓξ () πόλεις () τῶν () φυγαδευτηρίων, ἃς () δώσετε () φεύγειν () ἐκεῖ () τῷ () φονεύσαντι, () καὶ () πρὸς () ταύταις () τεσσαράκοντα () καὶ () δύο () πόλεις· ()
[7] πάσας () τὰς () πόλεις () δώσετε () τοῖς () Λευίταις, () τεσσαράκοντα () καὶ () ὀκτὼ () πόλεις, () ταύτας () καὶ () τὰ () προάστεια αὐτῶν. ()
[8] Καὶ () τὰς () πόλεις, () ἃς () δώσετε () ἀπὸ () τῆς () κατασχέσεως () υἱῶν () Ισραηλ, () ἀπὸ () τῶν () τὰ () πολλὰ () πολλὰ () καὶ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () ἐλαττόνων () ἐλάττω· () ἕκαστος () κατὰ () τὴν () κληρονομίαν () αὐτοῦ, () ἣν () κληρονομήσουσιν, () δώσουσιν () ἀπὸ () τῶν () πόλεων () τοῖς () Λευίταις. ()
[9] Καὶ () ἐλάλησεν () κύριος () πρὸς () Μωυσῆν () λέγων ()
[10] Λάλησον () τοῖς () υἱοῖς () Ισραηλ () καὶ () ἐρεῖς () πρὸς () αὐτούς () Ὑμεῖς () διαβαίνετε () τὸν () Ιορδάνην () εἰς () γῆν () Χανααν ()
[11] καὶ () διαστελεῖτε () ὑμῖν () αὐτοῖς () πόλεις· () φυγαδευτήρια ἔσται () ὑμῖν () φυγεῖν () ἐκεῖ () τὸν () φονευτήν, πᾶς () ὁ () πατάξας () ψυχὴν () ἀκουσίως.
[12] Καὶ () ἔσονται () αἱ () πόλεις () ὑμῖν () φυγαδευτήρια ἀπὸ () ἀγχιστεύοντος τὸ () αἷμα, () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () ἀποθάνῃ () ὁ () φονεύων, () ἕως () ἂν () στῇ () ἔναντι () τῆς () συναγωγῆς () εἰς () κρίσιν. ()
[13] Καὶ () αἱ () πόλεις, () ἃς () δώσετε, () τὰς () ἓξ () πόλεις, () φυγαδευτήρια ἔσονται () ὑμῖν· ()
[14] τὰς () τρεῖς () πόλεις () δώσετε () ἐν () τῷ () πέραν () τοῦ () Ιορδάνου () καὶ () τὰς () τρεῖς () πόλεις () δώσετε () ἐν () γῇ () Χανααν· ()
[15] φυγάδιον ἔσται () τοῖς () υἱοῖς () Ισραηλ, () καὶ () τῷ () προσηλύτῳ () καὶ () τῷ () παροίκῳ () τῷ () ἐν () ὑμῖν () ἔσονται () αἱ () πόλεις () αὗται () εἰς () φυγαδευτήριον φυγεῖν () ἐκεῖ () παντὶ () πατάξαντι () ψυχὴν () ἀκουσίως.—
[16] ἐὰν () δὲ () ἐν () σκεύει () σιδήρου () πατάξῃ () αὐτόν, () καὶ () τελευτήσῃ, () φονευτής ἐστιν· () θανάτῳ () θανατούσθω () ὁ () φονευτής.
[17] Ἐὰν () δὲ () ἐν () λίθῳ () ἐκ () χειρός, () ἐν () ᾧ () ἀποθανεῖται () ἐν () αὐτῷ, () πατάξῃ () αὐτόν, () καὶ () ἀποθάνῃ, () φονευτής ἐστιν· () θανάτῳ () θανατούσθω () ὁ () φονευτής.
[18] Ἐὰν () δὲ () ἐν () σκεύει () ξυλίνῳ () ἐκ () χειρός, () ἐξ () οὗ () ἀποθανεῖται () ἐν () αὐτῷ, () πατάξῃ () αὐτόν, () καὶ () ἀποθάνῃ, () φονευτής ἐστιν· () θανάτῳ () θανατούσθω () ὁ () φονευτής.
[19] Ὁ () ἀγχιστεύων τὸ () αἷμα, () οὗτος () ἀποκτενεῖ () τὸν () φονεύσαντα· () ὅταν () συναντήσῃ () αὐτῷ, () οὗτος () ἀποκτενεῖ () αὐτόν. ()
[20] Ἐὰν () δὲ () δι’ () ἔχθραν () ὤσῃ αὐτὸν () καὶ () ἐπιρρίψῃ () ἐπ’ () αὐτὸν () πᾶν () σκεῦος () ἐξ () ἐνέδρου, () καὶ () ἀποθάνῃ, ()
[21] ἢ () διὰ () μῆνιν ἐπάταξεν () αὐτὸν () τῇ () χειρί, () καὶ () ἀποθάνῃ, () θανάτῳ () θανατούσθω () ὁ () πατάξας, () φονευτής ἐστιν· () θανάτῳ () θανατούσθω () ὁ () φονεύων· () ὁ () ἀγχιστεύων τὸ () αἷμα () ἀποκτενεῖ () τὸν () φονεύσαντα () ἐν () τῷ () συναντῆσαι () αὐτῷ. ()—
[22] ἐὰν () δὲ () ἐξάπινα () οὐ () δι’ () ἔχθραν () ὤσῃ αὐτὸν () ἢ () ἐπιρρίψῃ () ἐπ’ () αὐτὸν () πᾶν () σκεῦος () οὐκ () ἐξ () ἐνέδρου ()
[23] ἢ () παντὶ () λίθῳ, () ἐν () ᾧ () ἀποθανεῖται () ἐν () αὐτῷ, () οὐκ () εἰδώς, () καὶ () ἐπιπέσῃ () ἐπ’ () αὐτόν, () καὶ () ἀποθάνῃ, () αὐτὸς () δὲ () οὐκ () ἐχθρὸς () αὐτοῦ () ἦν () οὐδὲ () ζητῶν () κακοποιῆσαι () αὐτόν, ()
[24] καὶ () κρινεῖ () ἡ () συναγωγὴ () ἀνὰ () μέσον () τοῦ () πατάξαντος () καὶ () ἀνὰ () μέσον () τοῦ () ἀγχιστεύοντος τὸ () αἷμα () κατὰ () τὰ () κρίματα () ταῦτα, ()
[25] καὶ () ἐξελεῖται () ἡ () συναγωγὴ () τὸν () φονεύσαντα () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () ἀγχιστεύοντος τὸ () αἷμα, () καὶ () ἀποκαταστήσουσιν () αὐτὸν () ἡ () συναγωγὴ () εἰς () τὴν () πόλιν () τοῦ () φυγαδευτηρίου αὐτοῦ, () οὗ () κατέφυγεν, () καὶ () κατοικήσει () ἐκεῖ, () ἕως () ἂν () ἀποθάνῃ () ὁ () ἱερεὺς () ὁ () μέγας, () ὃν () ἔχρισαν () αὐτὸν () τῷ () ἐλαίῳ () τῷ () ἁγίῳ. ()
[26] Ἐὰν () δὲ () ἐξόδῳ () ἐξέλθῃ () ὁ () φονεύσας () τὰ () ὅρια () τῆς () πόλεως, () εἰς () ἣν () κατέφυγεν () ἐκεῖ, ()
[27] καὶ () εὕρῃ () αὐτὸν () ὁ () ἀγχιστεύων τὸ () αἷμα () ἔξω () τῶν () ὁρίων () τῆς () πόλεως () καταφυγῆς αὐτοῦ () καὶ () φονεύσῃ () ὁ () ἀγχιστεύων τὸ () αἷμα () τὸν () φονεύσαντα, () οὐκ () ἔνοχός () ἐστιν· ()
[28] ἐν () γὰρ () τῇ () πόλει () τῆς () καταφυγῆς κατοικείτω, () ἕως () ἂν () ἀποθάνῃ () ὁ () ἱερεὺς () ὁ () μέγας, () καὶ () μετὰ () τὸ () ἀποθανεῖν () τὸν () ἱερέα () τὸν () μέγαν () ἐπαναστραφήσεται ὁ () φονεύσας () εἰς () τὴν () γῆν () τῆς () κατασχέσεως () αὐτοῦ. ()
[29] Καὶ () ἔσται () ταῦτα () ὑμῖν () εἰς () δικαίωμα () κρίματος () εἰς () τὰς () γενεὰς () ὑμῶν () ἐν () πάσαις () ταῖς () κατοικίαις () ὑμῶν. ()—
[30] πᾶς () πατάξας () ψυχήν, () διὰ () μαρτύρων () φονεύσεις () τὸν () φονεύσαντα, () καὶ () μάρτυς () εἷς () οὐ () μαρτυρήσει () ἐπὶ () ψυχὴν () ἀποθανεῖν. ()
[31] Καὶ () οὐ () λήμψεσθε () λύτρα () περὶ () ψυχῆς () παρὰ () τοῦ () φονεύσαντος () τοῦ () ἐνόχου () ὄντος () ἀναιρεθῆναι· () θανάτῳ () γὰρ () θανατωθήσεται. ()
[32] Οὐ () λήμψεσθε () λύτρα () τοῦ () φυγεῖν () εἰς () πόλιν () τῶν () φυγαδευτηρίων τοῦ () πάλιν () κατοικεῖν () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς, () ἕως () ἂν () ἀποθάνῃ () ὁ () ἱερεὺς () ὁ () μέγας. ()
[33] Καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () φονοκτονήσητε τὴν () γῆν, () εἰς () ἣν () ὑμεῖς () κατοικεῖτε· () τὸ () γὰρ () αἷμα () τοῦτο () φονοκτονεῖ τὴν () γῆν, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἐξιλασθήσεται ἡ () γῆ () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () αἵματος () τοῦ () ἐκχυθέντος () ἐπ’ () αὐτῆς, () ἀλλ’ () ἐπὶ () τοῦ () αἵματος () τοῦ () ἐκχέοντος. ()
[34] Καὶ () οὐ () μιανεῖτε () τὴν () γῆν, () ἐφ’ () ἧς () κατοικεῖτε () ἐπ’ () αὐτῆς, () ἐφ’ () ἧς () ἐγὼ () κατασκηνώσω () ἐν () ὑμῖν· () ἐγὼ () γάρ () εἰμι () κύριος () κατασκηνῶν () ἐν () μέσῳ () τῶν () υἱῶν () Ισραηλ. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.