Numbers 35:11
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.
In context
9 Then the LORD said to Moses,
10 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
11 designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.
12 You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.
13 The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge.
Numbers 35:11 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and have prepared to yourselves cities — cities of refuge they are to you — then fled thither hath a man-slayer, smiting a person unawares,
- DBY Darby Translation
- then ye shall appoint for yourselves cities: cities of refuge shall they be for you; that a manslayer may flee thither, who without intent smiteth a person mortally.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Then ye shall appoint for you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, who killeth any person at unawares.