Numbers 35:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 35:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהִקְרִיתֶ֤ם
qârâh
H7136
to meet
לָכֶם֙
עָרִ֔ים
ʻîyr
H5892
city
עָרֵ֥י
ʻîyr
H5892
city
מִקְלָ֖ט
miqlâṭ
H4733
refuge
תִּהְיֶ֣ינָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָכֶ֑ם
וְנָ֥ס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
שָׁ֨מָּה֙
shâm
H8033
there
רֹצֵ֔חַ
râtsach
H7523
to murder
מַכֵּה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
נֶ֖פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
בִּשְׁגָגָֽה
shᵉgâgâh
H7684
sin
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World English Bible Public Domain
then you shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
then you shall choose for yourselves cities; they will be cities of refuge for you, and the one who kills, the one who struck down a person by mistake, shall flee to there.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).