Numbers 35:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And 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.”
Numbers 35:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 35:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 35:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““The cities which you shall give to the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the man slayer to flee to. Besides them you shall give forty-two cities.”
Numbers 35:6 — World English Bible
Numbers 35:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee unto: and besides them ye shall give forty and two cities. ”
Numbers 35:6 — American Standard Version
Numbers 35:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And the cities which ye give to the Levites <FI>are<Fi> the six cities of refuge, which ye give for the fleeing thither of the man-slayer, and besides them ye give forty and two cities;”
Numbers 35:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 35:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And [among] the cities that ye shall give unto the Levites [shall be] the six cities of refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither, — and besides them ye shall give forty-two cities: ”
Numbers 35:6 — Darby Translation
Numbers 35:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And of the cities which yee shall giue vnto the Leuites, there shalbe sixe cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint, that he which killeth, may flee thither: and to them yee shall adde two and fourtie cities more.”
Numbers 35:6 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 35:6 in Context — Numbers 35
4 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 And 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.
6 And 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.
7 So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.
8 And 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.
What Does Numbers 35:6 Mean?
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