Numbers 35:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 35:15 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 →
לִבְנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְלַגֵּ֤ר
gêr
H1616
sojourner
וְלַתּוֹשָׁב֙
tôwshâb
H8453
sojourner
בְּתוֹכָ֔ם
tâvek
H8432
midst
תִּהְיֶ֛ינָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שֵׁשׁ
shêsh
H8337
six
הֶעָרִ֥ים
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הָאֵ֖לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
לְמִקְלָ֑ט
miqlâṭ
H4733
refuge
לָנ֣וּס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
שָׁ֔מָּה
shâm
H8033
there
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
מַכֵּה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
נֶ֖פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
בִּשְׁגָגָֽה
shᵉgâgâh
H7684
sin
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World English Bible Public Domain
For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the foreigner living among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that everyone who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.
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King James Version Public Domain
These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For the sons of Israel, and for the sojourner, and for the temporary dweller in your midst, these six cities shall be for refuge to flee to, every one who has struck down a person by mistake.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).