Numbers 35:14 “Select three cities across the Jordan and three in the land of Canaan…”

Numbers 35:14

Select three cities across the Jordan and three in the land of Canaan as cities of refuge.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Ye 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.

World English Bible

You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and you shall give three cities in the land of Canaan. They shall be cities of refuge.

American Standard Version

Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.

Geneva Bible 1599

Ye shall appoint three on this side Iorden, and ye shall appoint three cities in the lande of Canaan which shalbe cities of refuge.

Darby Translation

Three 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.

Young's Literal Translation

the 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.

Bible in Basic English

Three on the other side of Jordan and three in the land of Canaan, to be safe places for flight.

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In context

13The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge.

15These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or stranger among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there.

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