1 A nd the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan of Jericho, saying,

2 C ommand 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.

Command the sons 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 the suburbs of those cities round about them.

3 A nd 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.

And they shall have the cities to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their animals and for their substance and for all their beasts.

4 A nd 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.

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.

5 A nd 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.

Then ye shall measure from outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the side of the Negev 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.

6 A nd 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.

And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint so that the manslayer may flee there; and in addition to them ye shall give them forty-two cities.

7 S o all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.

So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities, the cities with their suburbs.

8 A nd 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.

And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the sons of Israel; from those that have much ye shall give many; but from those that have few ye shall give few, each one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his possession which he inherited.

9 A nd the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

10 S peak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

Speak unto the sons of Israel and say unto them, When ye have passed the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

11 T hen 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 ye shall appoint yourselves cities to be cities of refuge for you that the manslayer who kills any person unawares may flee there.

12 A nd 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 they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger that the manslayer not die until he stands before the congregation in judgment.

13 A nd of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.

And of these cities which ye shall give, six cities shall ye have for refuge.

14 Y e 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.

Ye shall give three cities on this side of the Jordan and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.

15 T hese 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.

These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the sons of Israel and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them that anyone that kills another person unawares may flee there.

16 A nd 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.

And if he smites him with an instrument of iron so that he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

17 A nd 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.

And if he smites him by throwing a stone with which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

18 O r 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.

Or if he smites him with a hand weapon of wood with which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

19 T he revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.

The kinsman avenger of blood shall slay the murderer; when he meets him, he shall slay him.

20 B ut if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;

But if he thrusts him out of hatred or hurls at him by laying in wait, so that he dies

21 O r 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.

or out of enmity smites him with his hand so that he dies, he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer; the kinsman avenger of blood shall slay the murderer when he meets him.

22 B ut if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,

But if he thrusts him suddenly without enmity, or has cast upon him any thing without laying in wait,

23 O r 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:

or with any stone, with which a man may die, seeing him not and casts it upon him that he dies, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm,

24 T hen the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:

then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the kinsman avenger of blood according to these laws.

25 A nd 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.

And the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the kinsman avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, where he has fled, and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

26 B ut if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;

But if the manslayer shall at any time come outside the border of the city of his refuge where he has fled,

27 A nd 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:

and the kinsman avenger of blood finds him outside the borders of the city of his refuge, and the kinsman avenger of blood slays the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of his blood.

28 B ecause 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.

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 manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.

29 S o these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

So these things shall be for a statute of rights unto you throughout your ages in all your dwellings.

30 W hoso 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.

Whoever kills 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.

31 M oreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.

Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall be surely put to death.

32 A nd 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.

And ye shall take no ransom 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.

33 S o 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.

So ye shall not pollute the land where ye are, for this blood shall defile the land; and the land cannot be reconciled of the blood that is shed therein except by the blood of the one that shed it.

34 D efile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the Lord dwell among the children of Israel.

Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit in the midst of which I dwell; for I the LORD dwell among the sons of Israel.