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Numbers 35:12

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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.

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Numbers 35:12 in other translations

The cities shall be for your refuge from the avenger, that the man slayer not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.

Numbers 35:12 · World English Bible

Numbers 35:12 in context

  1. 10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
  2. 11then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.
  3. 12And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment.
  4. 13And the cities which ye shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
  5. 14Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.