11and have prepared to yourselves cities — cities of refuge they are to you — then fled thither hath a man-slayer, smiting a person unawares,


In Context

8 And the cities which ye give are of the possession of the sons of Israel, from the many ye multiply, and from the few ye diminish; each, according to his inheritance which they inherit, doth give of his cities to the Levites.'

9 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

10 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When ye are passing over the Jordan to the land of Canaan,

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

12 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.

13 As to the cities which ye give — six are cities of refuge to you;

Numbers 35:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

35:11Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

35:11select some towns to be your cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone accidentally may flee.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

35:11Determine what cities shall be for the refuge of fugitives, who have shed blood against their will.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

35:11then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:11then 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

35:11then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the manslayer which killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:11Then ye shall appoint for you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, who killeth any person at unawares.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:11then you shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

35:11Then you shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which kills any person at unawares.