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And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
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Then GOD spoke to Moses on the Plains of Moab at Jordan-Jericho:
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On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,
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And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, saying:
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While Israel was camped beside the Jordan on the plains of Moab, across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,
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Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.
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"Command the People of Israel to give the Levites as their part of the total inheritance towns to live in. Make sure there is plenty of pasture around the towns.
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"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.
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"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.
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"Instruct the people of Israel to give to the Levites from their property certain towns to live in, along with the surrounding pasturelands.
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And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
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Then they will be well taken care of with towns to live in and pastures for their cattle, flocks, and other livestock.
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Then they will have towns to live in and pasturelands for their cattle, flocks and all their other livestock.
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They shall have the cities to dwell in; and their common-land shall be for their cattle, for their herds, and for all their animals.
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These towns will be their homes, and the surrounding lands will provide pasture for their cattle, flocks, and other livestock.
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And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.
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"The pasture surrounding the Levites' towns is to extend 1,500 feet in each direction from the city wall.
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"The pasturelands around the towns that you give the Levites will extend out fifteen hundred feet from the town wall.
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The 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.
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The pastureland assigned to the Levites around these towns will extend 1,500 feet from the town walls in every direction.
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And ye shall measure from without 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; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.
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The outside borders of the pasture are to measure three thousand feet on each of the four sides--east, south, west, and north--with the town at the center. Each city will be supplied with pasture.
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Outside the town, measure three thousand feet on the east side, three thousand on the south side, three thousand on the west and three thousand on the north, with the town in the center. They will have this area as pastureland for the towns.
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And 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.
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Measure off 3,000 feet outside the town walls in every direction--east, south, west, north--with the town at the center. This area will serve as the larger pastureland for the towns.
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And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
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"Six of these towns that you give the Levites will be asylum-cities to which anyone who accidentally kills another person may flee for asylum. In addition, you will give them forty-two other towns--
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"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.
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"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.
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"You must give the Levites six cities of refuge, where a person who has accidentally killed someone can flee for safety. In addition, give them forty-two other towns.
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So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.
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forty-eight towns in all, together with their pastures.
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In all you must give the Levites forty-eight towns, together with their pasturelands.
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So all the cities you will give to the Levites shall be forty-eight; these you shall give with their common-land.
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In all, forty-eight towns with the surrounding pastureland will be given to the Levites.
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And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.
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The towns that you give the Levites from the common inheritance of the People of Israel are to be taken in proportion to the size of each tribe--many towns from a tribe that has many, few from a tribe that has few."
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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."
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And 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."
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These towns will come from the property of the people of Israel. The larger tribes will give more towns to the Levites, while the smaller tribes will give fewer. Each tribe will give in proportion to its inheritance."
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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GOD spoke to Moses:
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Then the LORD said to Moses:
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Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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And the LORD said to Moses,
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Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
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"Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, When you cross the River Jordan into the country of Canaan,
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"Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When you cross the Jordan into Canaan,
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"Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: "When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
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"Say this to the people of Israel: `When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
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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.
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designate your asylum-cities, towns to which a person who accidentally kills someone can flee for asylum.
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select some towns to be your cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone accidentally may flee.
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then you shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person accidentally may flee there.
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designate cities of refuge for people to flee to if they have killed someone accidentally.
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And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
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They will be places of refuge from the avenger so that the alleged murderer won't be killed until he can appear before the community in court.
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They will be places of refuge from the avenger, so that a person accused of murder may not die before he stands trial before the assembly.
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They shall be cities of refuge for you from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation in judgment.
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These cities will be places of protection from a dead person's relatives who want to avenge the death. The slayer must not be killed before being tried by the community.
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And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
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Provide six asylum-cities.
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These six towns you give will be your cities of refuge.
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And of the cities which you give, you shall have six cities of refuge.
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Designate six cities of refuge for yourselves,
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Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.
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Designate three of the towns to the east side of the Jordan, the other three in Canaan proper--asylum-cities
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Give three on this side of the Jordan and three in Canaan as cities of refuge.
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You 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.
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three on the east side of the Jordan River and three on the west in the land of Canaan.
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These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
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for the People of Israel, for the foreigner, and for any occasional visitors or guests--six asylum-cities to run to for anyone who accidentally kills another.
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These six towns will be a place of refuge for Israelites, aliens and any other people living among them, so that anyone who has killed another accidentally can flee there.
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These 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.
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These cities are for the protection of Israelites, resident foreigners, and traveling merchants. Anyone who accidentally kills someone may flee there for safety.
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And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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"But if the killer has used an iron object, that's just plain murder; he's obviously a murderer and must be put to death.
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"'If a man strikes someone with an iron object so that he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death.
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"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.
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" `But if someone strikes and kills another person with a piece of iron, it must be presumed to be murder, and the murderer must be executed.
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And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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"Or if he has a rock in his hand big enough to kill and the man dies, that's murder; he's a murderer and must be put to death.
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Or if anyone has a stone in his hand that could kill, and he strikes someone so that he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death.
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And 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.
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Or if someone strikes and kills another person with a large stone, it is murder, and the murderer must be executed.
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Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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"Or if he's carrying a wooden club heavy enough to kill and the man dies, that's murder; he's a murderer and must be put to death.
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Or if anyone has a wooden object in his hand that could kill, and he hits someone so that he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death.
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Or 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.
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The same is true if someone strikes and kills another person with a wooden weapon. It must be presumed to be murder, and the murderer must be executed.
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The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
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"In such cases the avenger has a right to kill the murderer when he meets him--he can kill him on the spot.
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The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death.
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The avenger of blood himself shall put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death.
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The victim's nearest relative is responsible for putting the murderer to death. When they meet, the avenger must execute the murderer.
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But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;
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"And if out of sheer hatred a man pushes another or from ambush throws something at him and he dies,
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If anyone with malice aforethought shoves another or throws something at him intentionally so that he dies
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If he pushes him out of hatred or, while lying in wait, hurls something at him so that he dies,
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So if in premeditated hostility someone pushes another person or throws a dangerous object and the person dies, it is murder.
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Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
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or angrily hits him with his fist and kills him, that's murder--he must be put to death. The avenger has a right to kill him when he gets him.
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or if in hostility he hits him with his fist so that he dies, that person shall be put to death; he is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meets him.
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or 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.
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Or if someone angrily hits another person with a fist and the person dies, it is murder. In such cases, the victim's nearest relative must execute the murderer when they meet.
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But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
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"If, however, he impulsively pushes someone and there is no history of hard feelings, or he impetuously picks up something and throws it,
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"'But if without hostility someone suddenly shoves another or throws something at him unintentionally
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"However, if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws anything at him without lying in wait,
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" `But suppose someone pushes another person without premeditated hostility, or throws something that unintentionally hits another person,
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Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:
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or he accidentally drops a stone tool--a maul or hammer, say--and it hits and kills someone he didn't even know was there, and there's no suspicion that there was bad blood between them,
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or, without seeing him, drops a stone on him that could kill him, and he dies, then since he was not his enemy and he did not intend to harm him,
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or 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,
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or accidentally drops a stone on someone, though they were not enemies, and the person dies.
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Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
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the community is to judge between the killer and the avenger following these guidelines.
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the assembly must judge between him and the avenger of blood according to these regulations.
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then the congregation shall judge between the manslayer and the avenger of blood according to these judgments.
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If this should happen, the assembly must follow these regulations in making a judgment between the slayer and the avenger, the victim's nearest relative.
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And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.
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It's the task of the community to save the killer from the hand of the avenger--the community is to return him to his asylum-city to which he fled. He must stay there until the death of the High Priest who was anointed with the holy oil.
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The assembly must protect the one accused of murder from the avenger of blood and send him back to the city of refuge to which he fled. He must stay there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
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So 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.
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They must protect the slayer from the avenger, and they must send the slayer back to live in a city of refuge until the death of the high priest.
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But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;
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But if the murderer leaves the asylum-city to which he has fled,
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"'But if the accused ever goes outside the limits of the city of refuge to which he has fled
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But if the manslayer at any time goes outside the limits of the city of refuge where he fled,
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" `But if the slayer leaves the city of refuge,
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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:
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and the avenger finds him outside the borders of his asylum-city, the avenger has a right to kill the murderer. And he's not considered guilty of murder.
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and the avenger of blood finds him outside the city, the avenger of blood may kill the accused without being guilty of murder.
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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,
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and the victim's nearest relative finds him outside the city limits and kills him, it will not be considered murder.
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Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.
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"So it's important that he stay in his asylum-city until the death of the High Priest. After the death of the High Priest he is free to return to his own place. [JC]
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The accused must stay in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest; only after the death of the high priest may he return to his own property.
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because 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.
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The slayer should have stayed inside the city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the slayer may return to his own property.
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So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
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"These are the procedures for making judgments from now on, wherever you live.
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"'These are to be legal requirements for you throughout the generations to come, wherever you live.
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"And these things shall be a statute of judgment to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
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These are permanent laws for you to observe from generation to generation, wherever you may live.
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Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
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"Anyone who kills another may be executed only on the testimony of eyewitnesses. But no one can be executed on the testimony of only one witness.
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"'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.
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Whoever 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.
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" `All murderers must be executed, but only if there is more than one witness. No one may be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.
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Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.
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"Don't accept bribe money in exchange for the life of a murderer. He's guilty and deserves the death penalty. Put him to death.
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"'Do not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer, who deserves to die. He must surely be put to death.
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Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death.
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Also, you must never accept a ransom payment for the life of someone judged guilty of murder and subject to execution; murderers must always be put to death.
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And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
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"And don't accept bribe money for anyone who has fled to an asylum-city so as to permit him to go back and live in his own place before the death of the High Priest.
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"'Do not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a city of refuge and so allow him to go back and live on his own land before the death of the high priest.
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And 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.
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And never accept a ransom payment from someone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing the slayer to return to his property before the death of the high priest.
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So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
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"Don't pollute the land in which you live. Murder pollutes the land. The land can't be cleaned up of the blood of murder except through the blood of the murderer.
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"'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.
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So 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.
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This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no atonement can be made for murder except by the execution of the murderer.
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Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
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"Don't desecrate the land in which you live. I live here too--I, GOD, live in the same neighborhood with the People of Israel."
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Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell, for I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.'"
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Therefore 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."'
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You must not defile the land where you are going to live, for I live there myself. I am the LORD, who lives among the people of Israel.'"
