28for in the city of his refuge he doth dwell till the death of the chief priest; and after the death of the chief priest doth the man-slayer turn back unto the city of his possession.


In Context

25 'And the company have delivered the man-slayer out of the hand of the redeemer of blood, and the company have caused him to turn back unto the city of his refuge, whither he hath fled, and he hath dwelt in it till the death of the chief priest, who hath been anointed with the holy oil.

26 And if the man-slayer at all go out from the border of the city of his refuge whither he fleeth,

27 and the redeemer of blood hath found him at the outside of the border of the city of his refuge, and the redeemer of blood hath slain the man-slayer, blood is not for him;

28 for in the city of his refuge he doth dwell till the death of the chief priest; and after the death of the chief priest doth the man-slayer turn back unto the city of his possession.

29 'And these things have been to you for a statute of judgment to your generations, in all your dwellings:

30 whoso smiteth a person, by the mouth of witnesses doth one slay the murderer; and one witness doth not testify against a person — to die.

Numbers 35:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

35:28Because 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

35:28The 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

35:28For the fugitive ought to have stayed in the city until the death of the high priest: and after he is dead, then shall the manslayer return to his own country.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

35:28because 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 shall return into the land of his possession.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:28for the manslayer should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high-priest; but after the death of the high-priest he may return into the land of his possession.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

35:28because 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 shall return into the land of his possession.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:28Because 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:28because 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 shall return into the land of his possession.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

35:28Because 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.