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Numbers 35:13
The cities which you shall give shall be for you 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,
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.
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.
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 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 you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there. 12 The cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer 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 three cities shall you give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge. 15 For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; 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, whereby 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, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely 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
Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.
Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.
Genesis 17:22
When he finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.
When he finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.
Genesis 18:33
Yahweh went his way, as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
Yahweh went his way, as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
Judges 6:21
Then the angel of Yahweh put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of Yahweh departed out of his sight.
Then the angel of Yahweh put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of Yahweh departed out of his sight.
Judges 13:20
For it happened, when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, that the angel of Yahweh ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.
For it happened, when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, that the angel of Yahweh ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.
Luke 24:31
Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished out of their sight.
Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished 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.
