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Myles Coverdale Bible
Numbers 35:13
And of these cities which ye shall geue, there shalbe sixe fre cities.
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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,
Christian Standard Bible®
The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge.
The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge.
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.
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
9 And the LORDE talked wt Moses & saide: 10 Speake to the childre of Israel, & saye vnto the: Whan ye come ouer Iordane into ye londe of Canaan, 11 ye shall chose out cities to be fre cities, yt who so comytteth slaughter vnawarres, maye flye thither. 12 And soch fre cities shalbe amonge you because of the auenger of bloude, that he which hath commytted slaughter, dye not, tyll he stonde in iudgment before the congregacion. 13 And of these cities which ye shall geue, there shalbe sixe fre cities. 14 Thre shal ye geue on this side Iordane, and thre in the londe of Canaan. 15 These are the sixe fre cities, both for ye childre of Israel & for the straungers, & for soch as dwell amoge you, yt who so euer hath slaine eny soule vnawarres, maye flye thither. 16 He yt smyteth eny man wt an yron weapo, yt he dye, the same is a murthurer, & shal dye the death. 17 Yf he cast at him wt a stone (wherwith enyman maye be slayne) yt he dye therof, then is he a murthurer, and shal dye the death. 18 Yf he smyte him wt an handweapon of wodd (wherwith eny man maie be slayne) that he dye, then is he a murthurer, and shal dye the 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 came ye LORDE downe, to se ye cite & tower, yt ye childre of me had buylded.
Then came ye LORDE downe, to se ye cite & tower, yt ye childre of me had buylded.
Genesis 17:22
And he left of talkynge with him, and God wente vp from Abraham.
And he left of talkynge with him, and God wente vp from Abraham.
Genesis 18:33
And the LORDE wente his waye, whan he had left talkynge with Abraham. And Abraham returned vnto his place.
And the LORDE wente his waye, whan he had left talkynge with Abraham. And Abraham returned vnto his place.
Judges 6:21
Then the angell of the LORDE stretched out the staffe that he had in his hande, and with the ende of it he touched the flesh and the vnleuended floure: and the fyre came out of the rocke, and consumed the flesh and the vnleuended floure. And the angell of the LORDE vanyshed out of his sighte.
Then the angell of the LORDE stretched out the staffe that he had in his hande, and with the ende of it he touched the flesh and the vnleuended floure: and the fyre came out of the rocke, and consumed the flesh and the vnleuended floure. And the angell of the LORDE vanyshed out of his sighte.
Judges 13:20
And wha the flamme wente vp from ye altare towarde heauen, the angell of the LORDE asceded vp in the flamme of the altare. Whan Manoah & his wife sawe yt, they fell downe to ye earth vpo their faces.
And wha the flamme wente vp from ye altare towarde heauen, the angell of the LORDE asceded vp in the flamme of the altare. Whan Manoah & his wife sawe yt, they fell downe to ye earth vpo their faces.
Luke 24:31
Then were their eyes opened, and they knewe him. And he vanyshed out of their sight.
Then were their eyes opened, and they knewe him. And he vanyshed out of 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.
