Numbers 35:14
What does Numbers 35:14 mean?
A plain-English look at Numbers 35:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Three on the other side of Jordan and three in the land of Canaan, to be safe places for flight.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862the three of the cities ye give beyond the Jordan, and the three of the cities ye give in the land of Canaan; cities of refuge they are.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Three shall be beyond the Jordan, and three in the land of Chanaan,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Three cities shall ye give on this side of the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 20:7
And they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill-country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron) in the hill-country of Judah.
- Deuteronomy 4:41
Then Moses set apart three cities beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising;
- Deuteronomy 19:8
And if Jehovah thy God enlarge thy border, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;
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