Numbers 35 Parallel Bible

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	SLT Smith's Literal Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And Jehovah will speak to Moses in the desert of Moab by Jordan of 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 gave to the Levites from the inheritance of their possession, cities to dwell in; and areas to the cities round about them shall ye give 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 were to them to dwell in; and their areas shall be for their cattle, and for their horses, 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 areas of the cities which ye shall give to the Levites from the wall of the city and without, a thousand cubits round about.	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 ye measured from without the city the east side two thousand cubits, and the south side two thousand by the cubit, and the side of the sea two thousand by the cubit, and the north side two thousand by the cubit; and the city in the midst: this shall be to them the areas of the cities.	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 ye shall give to the Levites, six cities of refuge, which ye shall give to flee there to the slayer: and upon them ye shall give forty and two.	“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 ye shall give to the Levites, forty and eight cities: them and their areas.	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 ye shall give from the possession of the sons of Israel: from the many ye shall multiply; and from the few ye shall diminish: each according to his inheritance which they shall inherit, he shall give from his cities to the Levites.	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 Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,	And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,	Then the LORD said to Moses:
10	Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, When ye are passing over 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 build ye to you cities; cities of refuge shall they be to you; and the slayer to flee there smiting a soul in error.	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 they to you the cities for refuge from the nearest relative; and the slayer shall not die till his standing before the assembly 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	And the cities which ye shall give, six cities of refuge shall be 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 cities shall ye give from beyond Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; cities of refuge shall they be.	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 the sons of Israel and for the stranger, and for the sojourner in the midst of you shall be six cities: these for refuge to flee there all smiting a soul in error.	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 with an instrument of iron he smote him, the slayer shall die; the slayer he dying, shall die.	“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 with a stone of the hand which he shall die by it he smote him, he the slayer shall die; dying, the slayer shall die.	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 with an instrument of wood of the hand, which he shall die by it he smote him, he the slayer shall die; dying, the slayer shall die.	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 nearest relative of blood he shall kill the slayer: in his meeting him he shall kill him.	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 in hatred he thrust at him, or cast upon him, or in lying in wait, he shall die.	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 in enmity he smote with his hand, and he will die; dying, he smiting shall die; he is a slayer: the nearest relative of blood shall kill the slayer in his meeting 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 suddenly, not in enmity, he thrust him, or cast upon him any instrument in not 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 which he shall die by it in not seeing, and it will fall upon him and he shall die, and he not an enemy to him and not seeking his hurt:	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	And the assembly judged between him smiting, and between the nearest relation of blood according to 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 assembly delivered the slayer out of the hand of the nearest relation of blood, and the assembly turned him back to the city of his refuge where he fled there: and he dwelt in it till the death of the great priest who anointed him 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 going out the slayer shall go out of the boundary of the city of his refuge where he shall flee there;	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 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.	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 in the city of his refuge he shall dwell till the death of the great priest; and after the death of the great priest the slayer shall turn back to the land 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 were to you for laws of judgment to 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	Every one striking a soul by the mouth of witnesses, he shall slay the slayer: and one witness shall not testify against a soul 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	Ye shall not take expiation for the soul of a slayer, he who was guilty to die, for dying, he shall die.	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 ye shall not take expiation for him fleeing to the city of his refuge, for turning back to dwell in the land till 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 ye shall not pollute the land which ye are in it: for blood it will pollute the land: and for the land it will not be expiated for the blood which was poured out upon it but by the blood of him shedding.	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 thou shalt not defile the land which ye shall dwell upon it, which I dwell in the midst of it: for I Jehovah 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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