Numbers 35:11 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and have prepared to yourselves cities -- cities of refuge they are to you -- then fled thither hath a man-slayer, smiting a person unawares,

then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.

English Amplified

Then you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the slayer who kills any person unintentionally and unawares may flee there.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Then you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the slayer who kills any person unintentionally and unawares may flee there.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

designate cities to serve as cities of refuge for you, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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.

English EASY 2024

They must choose some towns to be safe places. If anyone kills another person but he did not mean to, he can run there to be safe.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

You must choose towns to be cities of safety. If someone accidentally kills another person, that person can run to one of those towns for safety.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

then you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person without intent may flee there.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

you are to choose cities of refuge to which any of you can escape if you kill someone accidentally.

English God's Word - GW 1995

select certain cities to be places of refuge. Anyone who unintentionally kills another person may run to them.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

designate cities to serve as cities of refuge for you, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.

English KJV 1611

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.

then you shall select for yourselves cities to be your cities of refuge, that the manslayer who has struck down any person unintentionally may flee there.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

then you shall designate cities as your cities of refuge, so that a manslayer who unintentionally kills a person may flee there.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

then you shall select for yourselves cities to be your cities of refuge, that the manslayer who has killed any person unintentionally may flee there.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

select for yourselves cities to serve as cities of asylum, where a homicide who has killed someone unintentionally may take refuge.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

you must then designate some towns as towns of refuge for you, to which a person who has killed someone unintentionally may flee.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

When you do, choose the cities to go to for safety. People who have killed someone by accident can run to one of those cities.

select some towns to be your cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone accidentally may flee.

English NKJ 1982

then you shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person accidentally may flee there.

designate cities of refuge for people to flee to if they have killed someone accidentally.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

then you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, so that a slayer who kills a person without intent may flee there.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

then you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person without intent may flee there.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Cities of Refuge shall be designated for anyone to flee into if he has killed someone accidentally.

English Tyndale 1537

ye shall build cities which shall be privileged towns for you: that he which slayeth a man unawares, may fly thither.