Deuteronomy 4:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:”
Deuteronomy 4:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 4:42 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 4:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“that the man slayer might flee there, who kills his neighbor unintentionally and didn’t hate him in time past, and that fleeing to one of these cities he might live:”
Deuteronomy 4:42 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 4:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“that the manslayer might flee thither, that slayeth his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in time past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live: ”
Deuteronomy 4:42 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 4:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for the fleeing thither of the man-slayer, who slayeth his neighbour unknowingly, and he is not hating him heretofore, and he hath fled unto one of these cities, and he hath lived:”
Deuteronomy 4:42 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 4:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that the manslayer might flee thither, who should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not previously, that fleeing to one of these cities, he might live: ”
Deuteronomy 4:42 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 4:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“That the slayer should flee thither, which had killed his neighbour at vnwares, and hated him not in time past, might flee, I say, vnto one of those cities, and liue:”
Deuteronomy 4:42 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 4:42 in Context — Deuteronomy 4
40 Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for ever.
41 Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
42 That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:
43 Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
44 And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:
What Does Deuteronomy 4:42 Mean?
Deuteronomy 4:42 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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