Numbers 35:27
Modern Translations
New International Version
and the avenger of blood finds them outside the city, the avenger of blood may kill the accused without being guilty of murder.

New Living Translation
and the avenger finds him outside the city and kills him, it will not be considered murder.

English Standard Version
and the avenger of blood finds him outside the boundaries of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of blood.

Berean Study Bible
and the avenger of blood finds him outside of his city of refuge and kills him, then the avenger will not be guilty of bloodshed

New American Standard Bible
and the blood avenger finds him outside the border of his city of refuge, and the blood avenger kills him, he will not be guilty of bloodshed,

NASB 1995
and the blood avenger finds him outside the border of his city of refuge, and the blood avenger kills the manslayer, he will not be guilty of blood

NASB 1977
and the blood avenger finds him outside the border of his city of refuge, and the blood avenger kills the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of blood

Amplified Bible
and the blood avenger finds him outside the border of his city of refuge and kills the offender, the blood avenger will not be guilty of murder,

Christian Standard Bible
and the avenger of blood finds him outside the border of his city of refuge and kills him, the avenger will not be guilty of bloodshed,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and the avenger of blood finds him outside the border of his city of refuge and kills him, the avenger will not be guilty of bloodshed,

Contemporary English Version
and are killed by the victim's relative, he cannot be punished for killing you.

Good News Translation
and if the dead person's relative finds you and kills you, this act of revenge is not murder.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If the relative who can avenge the death finds you outside the city of refuge and kills you, the relative is not guilty of murder.

International Standard Version
and 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.

NET Bible
and the avenger of blood finds him outside the borders of the town of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the slayer, he will not be guilty of blood,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

New King James Version
and 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,

King James 2000 Bible
And the avenger of blood finds him outside the borders of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

New Heart English Bible
and the avenger of blood find him outside of the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kill the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,

World English Bible
and the avenger of blood find him outside of the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kill the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,

American King James Version
And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

American Standard Version
and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,

A Faithful Version
And if the avenger of blood finds him outside the borders of the city of his refuge, and if the avenger of blood kills the slayer, he shall not be guilty of blood

Darby Bible Translation
and the avenger of blood find him outside the limits of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kill the manslayer, there shall be no blood-guiltiness upon him;

English Revised Version
and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

Webster's Bible Translation
And the avenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of blood shall kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And the reuenger of blood finde him without the borders of the citie of his refuge, & the reueger of blood slay ye murtherer, he shalbe giltles,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And the reuenger of blood finde hym without the borders of the citie of his refuge, and the reuenger of blood kyll the slayer, he shalbe gyltlesse:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and the auenger of bloude fynde him without ye borders of his fre cite, and kyll him, he shal not be gyltye of bloude.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
yf the bloudvenger fynde him without the borders of his fre towne he shall flee the murtherer and be giltlesse
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the redeemer of blood has found him at the outside of the border of the city of his refuge, and the redeemer of blood has slain the manslayer, blood [is] not [reckoned] to him;

Young's Literal Translation
and the redeemer of blood hath found him at the outside of the border of the city of his refuge, and the redeemer of blood hath slain the man-slayer, blood is not for him;

Smith's Literal Translation
And the nearest relation of blood finding him without the boundary of the city of his refuge, and the nearest relation of blood slew the slayer; no blood to him.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And be struck by him that is the avenger of blood: he shall not be guilty that killed him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
and he has been struck by him who is avenging blood, he who killed him shall not be harmed.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the seeker of vengeance of blood will find him outside of the borders of the city of refuge and the seeker of vengeance of blood will kill the killer, there is no penalty to him for bloodshed:

Lamsa Bible
And the avenger of the blood find him outside the bounds of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of the blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and the avenger of blood should find him without the bounds of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of blood should kill the slayer, he is not guilty.
















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