Numbers 35:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 35:12 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 →
וְהָי֨וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָכֶ֧ם
הֶעָרִ֛ים
ʻîyr
H5892
city
לְמִקְלָ֖ט
miqlâṭ
H4733
refuge
מִגֹּאֵ֑ל
gâʼal
H1350
to redeem
וְלֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָמוּת֙
mûwth
H4191
to die
הָרֹצֵ֔חַ
râtsach
H7523
to murder
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
עָמְד֛וֹ
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
לִפְנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
הָעֵדָ֖ה
ʻêdâh
H5712
congregation
לַמִּשְׁפָּֽט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
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World English Bible Public Domain
The cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer not die, until he stands before the congregation for judgment.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the cities will be for you for refuge from the avenger, and the one who kills will not die until he stands before the face of the congregation for the judgment.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).