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Numbers 35:13
The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge.
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Hebrew Names Version
The cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
The cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
King James Version
And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
Lexham English Bible
The cities that you are to give will be your six cities of refuge.
The cities that you are to give will be your six cities of refuge.
English Standard Version
And the cities that you give shall be your six cities of refuge.
And the cities that you give shall be your six cities of refuge.
New Century Version
The six cities you give will be cities of safety.
The six cities you give will be cities of safety.
New English Translation
These towns that you must give shall be your six towns for refuge.
These towns that you must give shall be your six towns for refuge.
Amplified Bible
'The cities which you are to provide shall be your six cities of refuge.
'The cities which you are to provide shall be your six cities of refuge.
New American Standard Bible
'So the cities which you are to provide shall be six cities of refuge for you.
'So the cities which you are to provide shall be six cities of refuge for you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And of the cities which ye shall giue, sixe cities shall ye haue for refuge.
And of the cities which ye shall giue, sixe cities shall ye haue for refuge.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the cities which you are to give shall be your six cities of refuge.
And the cities which you are to give shall be your six cities of refuge.
Contemporary English Version
There are to be six of these Safe Towns,
There are to be six of these Safe Towns,
Complete Jewish Bible
In regard to the cities you are to give, there are to be six cities of refuge for you.
In regard to the cities you are to give, there are to be six cities of refuge for you.
Darby Translation
And the cities that ye shall give shall be six cities of refuge for you.
And the cities that ye shall give shall be six cities of refuge for you.
Easy-to-Read Version
There will be six cities of safety.
There will be six cities of safety.
George Lamsa Translation
And of these cities which you shall give, six cities shall you have for refuge.
And of these cities which you shall give, six cities shall you have for refuge.
Good News Translation
Choose six cities,
Choose six cities,
Literal Translation
As to the cities which you shall give six shall be cities of refuge for you.
As to the cities which you shall give six shall be cities of refuge for you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And of these cities which ye shall geue, there shalbe sixe fre cities.
And of these cities which ye shall geue, there shalbe sixe fre cities.
American Standard Version
And the cities which ye shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
And the cities which ye shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
Bible in Basic English
Six of the towns which you give will be such safe places;
Six of the towns which you give will be such safe places;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And of these cities which ye shal geue, sixe cities shall ye haue for refuge.
And of these cities which ye shal geue, sixe cities shall ye haue for refuge.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And as to the cities which ye shall give, there shall be for you six cities of refuge.
And as to the cities which ye shall give, there shall be for you six cities of refuge.
King James Version (1611)
And of these cities which ye shall giue, sixe cities shall ye haue for refuge.
And of these cities which ye shall giue, sixe cities shall ye haue for refuge.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the cities which ye shall assign, even the six cities, shall be places of refuge for you.
And the cities which ye shall assign, even the six cities, shall be places of refuge for you.
English Revised Version
And the cities which ye shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
And the cities which ye shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
Berean Standard Bible
The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge.
The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe of tho citees that ben departid to the helpis of fugityues,
Forsothe of tho citees that ben departid to the helpis of fugityues,
Young's Literal Translation
`As to the cities which ye give -- six [are] cities of refuge to you;
`As to the cities which ye give -- six [are] cities of refuge to you;
Update Bible Version
And the cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
And the cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
Webster's Bible Translation
And of these cities which ye shall give, six cities shall ye have for refuge.
And of these cities which ye shall give, six cities shall ye have for refuge.
World English Bible
The cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
The cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
New King James Version
And of the cities which you give, you shall have six cities of refuge.
And of the cities which you give, you shall have six cities of refuge.
New Living Translation
Designate six cities of refuge for yourselves,
Designate six cities of refuge for yourselves,
New Life Bible
The cities you give will be your six cities where you can go to be safe.
The cities you give will be your six cities where you can go to be safe.
New Revised Standard
The cities that you designate shall be six cities of refuge for you:
The cities that you designate shall be six cities of refuge for you:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And as touching the cities which ye shall give six cities of refuge, shall there be unto you.
And as touching the cities which ye shall give six cities of refuge, shall there be unto you.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And of those cities, that are separated for the refuge of fugitives,
And of those cities, that are separated for the refuge of fugitives,
Revised Standard Version
And the cities which you give shall be your six cities of refuge.
And the cities which you give shall be your six cities of refuge.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'The cities which you are to give shall be your six cities of refuge.
'The cities which you are to give shall be your six cities of refuge.
Contextual Overview
9The Lord said to Moses, 10“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 11designate cities to serve as cities of refuge for you, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there. 12You 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. 13The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge. 14Select three cities across the Jordan and three cities in the land of Canaan to be cities of refuge. 15These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the alien or temporary resident among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there. 16“If anyone strikes a person with an iron object and death results, he is a murderer; the murderer must be put to death. 17If anyone has in his hand a stone capable of causing death and strikes another person and he dies, the murderer must be put to death. 18If anyone has in his hand a wooden object capable of causing death and strikes another person and he dies, the murderer must be put to death.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
six cities: Numbers 35:6
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 6:57 - the city of refuge
Cross-References
Genesis 11:5
Then the Lord came down to look over the city and the tower that the humans were building.
Then the Lord came down to look over the city and the tower that the humans were building.
Genesis 17:22
When he finished talking with him, God withdrew from Abraham.
When he finished talking with him, God withdrew from Abraham.
Genesis 18:33
When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he departed, and Abraham returned to his place.
When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he departed, and Abraham returned to his place.
Judges 6:21
The angel of the Lord extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. Fire came up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the Lord vanished from his sight.
The angel of the Lord extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. Fire came up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the Lord vanished from his sight.
Judges 13:20
When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the Lord went up in its flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown on the ground.
When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the Lord went up in its flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown on the ground.
Luke 24:31
Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, but he disappeared from their sight.
Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, but he disappeared from their sight.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And of these cities which ye shall give,.... Of the forty eight cities they were to give to the Levites, Numbers 35:7,
six cities shall ye have for refuge; which, I think, makes it clear, that not all the forty eight cities were for refuge, only six of them.
