Numbers 35 NKJV ISV Parallel

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1And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, saying:

1The LORD told Moses in the wilderness of Moab, beside the Jordan River near Jericho,

2“Command the children of Israel that they give the Levites cities to dwell in from the inheritance of their possession, and you shall also give the Levites common-land around the cities.

2"Instruct the Israelis to set aside a portion of their inheritance for the descendants of Levi to live in, along with grazing land surrounding their towns.

3They shall have the cities to dwell in; and their common-land shall be for their cattle, for their herds, and for all their animals.

3The towns are to be reserved for their dwelling places and the grazing lands are to be reserved for their cattle, livestock, and all their animals.

4The common-land of the cities which you will give the Levites shall extend from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits all around.

4The grazing lands that you are to reserve for use by the descendants of Levi are to extend 1,000 cubits from the walls of the town.

5And you shall measure outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, on the south side two thousand cubits, on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits. The city shall be in the middle. This shall belong to them as common-land for the cities.

5You are to measure from outside the wall of the town on the east side 2,000 cubits, on the south side 2,000 cubits, on the west side 2,000 cubits, and on the north side 2,000 cubits, with the town placed at the center. This reserved area is to serve as grazing land for their towns.

6“Now among the cities which you will give to the Levites you shall appoint six cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. And to these you shall add forty-two cities.

6You are to set aside six towns of refuge from the towns that you will be giving to the descendants of Levi, where someone who kills a human being may run for shelter. In addition, give them 42 other towns.

7So all the cities you will give to the Levites shall be forty-eight; these you shall give with their common-land.

7The total number of towns that you are to give to the descendants of Levi is to be 48 towns, including grazing lands surrounding these towns.

8And the cities which you will give shall be from the possession of the children of Israel; from the larger tribe you shall give many, from the smaller you shall give few. Each shall give some of its cities to the Levites, in proportion to the inheritance that each receives.”

8You are to apportion the towns that you will be giving the Israelis according to the relative size of the tribe. Take a larger portion from those larger in number and a lesser portion from those fewer in number. Each is to set aside towns for the descendants of Levi proportional to the size of their inheritance that they receive."

9Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

9Then the LORD told Moses,

10“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

10"Tell the Israelis that when they have crossed the Jordan River into the land of Canaan,

11then you shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person accidentally may flee there.

11they are to designate some towns of refuge so that anyone who kills someone inadvertently may flee there.

12They shall be cities of refuge for you from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation in judgment.

12They are to serve as cities of refuge from a blood avenger in order to keep the inadvertent killer from dying until he has stood trial in the presence of the community.

13And of the cities which you give, you shall have six cities of refuge.

13You are to set aside six towns of refuge.

14You shall appoint three cities on this side of the Jordan, and three cities you shall appoint in the land of Canaan, which will be cities of refuge.

14Appoint three towns this side of the Jordan River and three towns in the land of Canaan to serve as the towns of refuge,

15These six cities shall be for refuge for the children of Israel, for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them, that anyone who kills a person accidentally may flee there.

15that is, places of refuge for the Israelis, the resident alien, and any travelers among them. Anyone who kills a person inadvertently may flee there."

16‘But if he strikes him with an iron implement, so that he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

16"Whoever uses an iron implement to kill someone is to be adjudged a murderer, and that murderer is certainly to be put to death.

17And if he strikes him with a stone in the hand, by which one could die, and he does die, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

17Furthermore, whoever uses a stone implement to kill someone is to be adjudged a murderer, and that murderer is certainly to be put to death.

18Or if he strikes him with a wooden hand weapon, by which one could die, and he does die, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

18Also, whoever uses a wooden implement to kill someone with it is to be adjudged a murderer, and that murderer is certainly to be put to death.

19The avenger of blood himself shall put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death.

19The blood avenger himself is to execute the murderer. When he meets him, the blood avenger is to put him to death.

20If he pushes him out of hatred or, while lying in wait, hurls something at him so that he dies,

20If the killer shoved his victim out of hatred, or hurled something at him while waiting in ambush so that he died,

21or in enmity he strikes him with his hand so that he dies, the one 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.

21or if he struck him with his hand out of hatred so that he died, then the killer is certainly to be put to death for murder. The avenger of blood is to put him to death when he meets him."

22‘However, if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws anything at him without lying in wait,

22"But if he pushed him suddenly without hatred, or if he hurled something in his direction without waiting in ambush,

23or uses a stone, by which a man could die, throwing it at him without seeing him, so that he dies, while he was not his enemy or seeking his harm,

23or if he hit him with a stone carelessly so that he was fatally injured, though he isn't his enemy and he wasn't seeking to commit evil against him,

24then the congregation shall judge between the manslayer and the avenger of blood according to these judgments.

24then the community is to judge between the inadvertent killer and the blood avenger, following these ordinances.

25So the congregation shall deliver the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall return him to the city of refuge where he had fled, and he shall remain there until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil.

25The community is to release the inadvertent killer from the blood avenger and return him to the town of refuge where he had fled. He is to live there until the High Priest dies, who will have anointed him with holy oil.

26But if the manslayer at any time goes outside the limits of the city of refuge where he fled,

26But if the inadvertent killer leaves the town of refuge where he had fled

27and the avenger of blood finds him outside the limits of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of blood,

27and the blood avenger finds him outside the town of refuge where he had fled and kills him, the blood avenger is not to be found guilty of murder.

28because 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 manslayer may return to the land of his possession.

28The inadvertent killer is to live in the town of refuge until the High Priest dies. After the death of the High Priest, the inadvertent killer is to return to the land of his inheritance.

29‘And these things shall be a statute of judgment to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

29These are to be the statutes and ordinances for you throughout all your generations, regardless of where you live."

30Whoever kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness is not sufficient testimony against a person for the death penalty.

30"Every murderer of a human being is to be executed only according to testimony given by multiple witnesses. A single witness is not to result in a death sentence.

31Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death.

31You are to receive no ransom for the life of a killer who is guilty of murder; instead, he is to die.

32And you shall take no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land before the death of the priest.

32You are not to receive payment of a ransom for someone who had fled to a town of refuge but then left to live in his homeland before the death of the high priest.

33So you shall not pollute the land where you are; for blood defiles the land, and no atonement can be made for the land, for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it.

33You are not to pollute the land where you live, because blood defiles the land, and the land cannot atone for blood that has been spilled on it, except through the blood of the one who spilled it.

34Therefore do not defile the land which you inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell; for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.’ ”

34You are not to defile the land where you will be living, because I'm living among you. I am the LORD, who lives in Israel."

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