Numbers 35:12 — Compare Translations

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

and the cities have been to you for a refuge from the redeemer, and the man-slayer doth not die till his standing before the company for judgment.

And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment.

English Amplified

And the cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he has had a fair trial before the congregation.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And the cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he has had a fair trial before the congregation.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

You will have the cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who kills someone will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And ye shall have these cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he have stood before the assembly in judgment.

English EASY 2024

Those towns will be places where the killer can be safe from the dead person's relative. The killer will not die before the people in the town have judged him.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

That person will be safe from anyone from the dead man's family who wants to punish the killer until that person is judged in court.

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

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.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

There you will be safe from the dead person's relative who seeks revenge. No one accused of manslaughter is to be put to death without a public trial.

English God's Word - GW 1995

These cities will be places of refuge from any relative who can avenge the death. So anyone accused of murder will not have to die until he has had a trial in front of the community.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

You will have the cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who kills someone will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.

English KJV 1611

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.

And the cities shall be for you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The cities will be for you a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer does not die until he stands trial before the assembly.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

'The cities shall be to you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands before the congregation for trial.

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

These cities shall serve you as places of asylum from the avenger of blood, so that a homicide shall not be put to death unless he is first tried before the community.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

And they must stand as your towns of refuge from the avenger in order that the killer may not die until he has stood trial before the community.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They will be places of safety for them. People will be safe there from those who want to kill them. Then those who are charged with murder will not die before their case has been brought to the community court.

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.

English NKJ 1982

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.

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.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The cities shall be for you a refuge from the avenger, so that the slayer may not die until there is a trial before the congregation.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

These cities will be places of protection from the dead man's relatives who want to avenge his death; for the slayer must not be killed unless a fair trial establishes his guilt.

English Tyndale 1537

And the cities shall be to flee from the executer of blood, that he which killed die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgement.