Numbers 35 Parallel Bible

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1	And YHWH speaks to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, [near] Jericho, saying,	The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,	On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,
2	“Command the sons of Israel, and they have given to the Levites cities to inhabit from the inheritance of their possession; you also give [the] outskirt around them, of the cities, to the Levites.	“Command the people of Israel to give to the Levites some of the inheritance of their possession as cities for them to dwell in. And you shall give to the Levites pasturelands around the cities.	“Command the Israelites to give the Levites towns to live in from the inheritance the Israelites will possess. And give them pasturelands around the towns.
3	And the cities have been for them to inhabit, and their outskirts are for their livestock, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.	The cities shall be theirs to dwell in, and their pasturelands shall be for their cattle and for their livestock and for all their beasts.	Then they will have towns to live in and pasturelands for the cattle they own and all their other animals.
4	And the outskirts of the cities which you give to the Levites [are], from the wall of the city and outside, one thousand cubits around.	The pasturelands of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits all around.	“The pasturelands around the towns that you give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the town wall.
5	And you have measured from the outside of the city: the east quarter—two thousand by the cubit, and the south quarter—two thousand by the cubit, and the west quarter—two thousand by the cubit, and the north quarter—two thousand by the cubit; and the city [is] in the midst; this is the outskirts of the cities to them.	And you shall measure, outside the city, on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the middle. This shall belong to them as pastureland for their cities.	Outside the town, measure two thousand cubits on the east side, two thousand on the south side, two thousand on the west and two thousand on the north, with the town in the center. They will have this area as pastureland for the towns.
6	And the cities which you give to the Levites [are] the six cities of refuge, which you give for the fleeing there of the manslayer, and besides them you give forty-two cities;	“The cities that you give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, where you shall permit the manslayer to flee, and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities.	“Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone may flee. In addition, give them forty-two other towns.
7	all the cities which you give to the Levites [are] forty-eight cities, them and their outskirts.	All the cities that you give to the Levites shall be forty-eight, with their pasturelands.	In all you must give the Levites forty-eight towns, together with their pasturelands.
8	And the cities which you give [are] from the possession of the sons of Israel; from the many you multiply, and from the few you diminish; each, according to his inheritance which they inherit, gives to the Levites from his cities.”	And as for the cities that you shall give from the possession of the people of Israel, from the larger tribes you shall take many, and from the smaller tribes you shall take few; each, in proportion to the inheritance that it inherits, shall give of its cities to the Levites.”	The towns you give the Levites from the land the Israelites possess are to be given in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: Take many towns from a tribe that has many, but few from one that has few.”
9	And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,	And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,	Then the LORD said to Moses:
10	“Speak to the sons of Israel, and you have said to them: When you are passing over the Jordan to the land of Canaan,	“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,	“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you cross the Jordan into Canaan,
11	and have prepared cities for yourselves—they are cities of refuge to you—then a manslayer, striking a person through ignorance, has fled there,	then you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person without intent may flee there.	select some towns to be your cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone accidentally may flee.
12	and the cities have been for a refuge to you from the redeemer, and the manslayer does not die until his standing before the congregation for judgment.	The cities shall be for you a refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.	They will be places of refuge from the avenger, so that anyone accused of murder may not die before they stand trial before the assembly.
13	As for the cities which you give, six [are] cities of refuge to you;	And the cities that you give shall be your six cities of refuge.	These six towns you give will be your cities of refuge.
14	three of the cities you give from beyond the Jordan, and three of the cities you give in the land of Canaan; they are cities of refuge.	You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities in the land of Canaan, to be cities of refuge.	Give three on this side of the Jordan and three in Canaan as cities of refuge.
15	For sons of Israel, and for a sojourner, and for a settler in their midst, are these six cities for a refuge, for the fleeing there of anyone striking a person through ignorance.	These six cities shall be for refuge for the people of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, that anyone who kills any person without intent may flee there.	These six towns will be a place of refuge for Israelites and for foreigners residing among them, so that anyone who has killed another accidentally can flee there.
16	And if he has struck him with an instrument of iron, and he dies, he [is] a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.	“But if he struck him down with an iron object, so that he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death.	“’If anyone strikes someone a fatal blow with an iron object, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.
17	And if he has struck him with a stone [in] the hand, with which he could die, and he dies, he [is] a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.	And if he struck him down with a stone tool that could cause death, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death.	Or if anyone is holding a stone and strikes someone a fatal blow with it, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.
18	Or [if] he has struck him with a wooden instrument [in] the hand, with which he could die, and he dies, he [is] a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.	Or if he struck him down with a wooden tool that could cause death, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death.	Or if anyone is holding a wooden object and strikes someone a fatal blow with it, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.
19	The redeemer of blood puts the murderer to death himself; in his coming against him he puts him to death.	The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death.	The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death; when the avenger comes upon the murderer, the avenger shall put the murderer to death.
20	And if he pushes him in hatred, or has cast [anything] at him by lying in wait, and he dies,	And if he pushed him out of hatred or hurled something at him, lying in wait, so that he died,	If anyone with malice aforethought shoves another or throws something at them intentionally so that they die
21	or he has struck him with his hand in enmity, and he dies, the striker is certainly put to death; he [is] a murderer; the redeemer of blood puts the murderer to death in his coming against him.	or in enmity struck him down with his hand, so that he died, then he who struck the blow shall be put to death. He is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meets him.	or if out of enmity one person hits another with their fist so that the other dies, that person is to be put to death; that person is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when they meet.
22	And if, in an instant, without enmity, he has pushed him, or has cast any instrument at him without lying in wait,	“But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or hurled anything on him without lying in wait	“’But if without enmity someone suddenly pushes another or throws something at them unintentionally
23	or with any stone with which he could die, without seeing, indeed, causes [it] to fall on him, and he dies, and he [is] not his enemy, nor seeking his evil,	or used a stone that could cause death, and without seeing him dropped it on him, so that he died, though he was not his enemy and did not seek his harm,	or, without seeing them, drops on them a stone heavy enough to kill them, and they die, then since that other person was not an enemy and no harm was intended,
24	then the congregation has judged between the striker and the redeemer of blood by these judgments.	then the congregation shall judge between the manslayer and the avenger of blood, in accordance with these rules.	the assembly must judge between the accused and the avenger of blood according to these regulations.
25	And the congregation has delivered the manslayer out of the hand of the redeemer of blood, and the congregation has caused him to return to the city of his refuge, to where he has fled, and he has dwelt in it until the death of the chief priest who has been anointed with the holy oil.	And the congregation shall rescue the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge to which he had fled, and he shall live in it until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil.	The assembly must protect the one accused of murder from the avenger of blood and send the accused back to the city of refuge to which they fled. The accused must stay there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
26	And if the manslayer indeed goes out [from] the border of the city of his refuge to where he flees,	But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the boundaries of his city of refuge to which he fled,	“’But if the accused ever goes outside the limits of the city of refuge to which they fled
27	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;	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.	and the avenger of blood finds them outside the city, the avenger of blood may kill the accused without being guilty of murder.
28	for he dwells in the city of his refuge until the death of the chief priest; and after the death of the chief priest the manslayer turns back to the city of his possession.	For he must remain 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.	The accused must stay in the city of refuge until the death of the high priest; only after the death of the high priest may they return to their own property.
29	And these things have been for a statute of judgment to you throughout your generations, in all your dwellings.	And these things shall be for a statute and rule for you throughout your generations in all your dwelling places.	“’This is to have the force of law for you throughout the generations to come, wherever you live.
30	Whoever strikes a person, by the mouth of witnesses [one] slays the murderer; and one witness does not testify against a person to cause [him] to die.	“If anyone kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the evidence of witnesses. But no person shall be put to death on the testimony of one witness.	“’Anyone who kills a person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.
31	And you take no atonement for the life of a murderer who [is] condemned to die, for he is certainly put to death;	Moreover, you shall accept no ransom for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death, but he shall be put to death.	“’Do not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer, who deserves to die. They are to be put to death.
32	and you take no atonement for him [who had] to flee to the city of his refuge, to return to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.	And you shall accept 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 high priest.	“’Do not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a city of refuge and so allow them to go back and live on their own land before the death of the high priest.
33	And you do not profane the land which you [are] in, for blood profanes the land; as for the land, it is not pardoned for blood which is shed in it except by the blood of him who sheds it;	You shall not pollute the land in which you live, for blood pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed in it, except by the blood of the one who shed it.	“’Do not pollute the land where you are. Bloodshed pollutes the land, and atonement cannot be made for the land on which blood has been shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
34	and you do not defile the land in which you are dwelling, in the midst of which I dwell, for I, YHWH, dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel.”	You shall not defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which I dwell, for I the LORD dwell in the midst of the people of Israel.”	Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell, for I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.’”
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