Numbers 35:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 35:28 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 →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
בְעִ֤יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
מִקְלָטוֹ֙
miqlâṭ
H4733
refuge
יֵשֵׁ֔ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
מ֖וֹת
mâveth
H4194
death
הַכֹּהֵ֣ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
הַגָּדֹ֑ל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וְאַחֲרֵ֥י
ʼachar
H310
after
מוֹת֙
mâveth
H4194
death
הַכֹּהֵ֣ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
הַגָּדֹ֔ל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
יָשׁוּב֙
shûwb
H7725
to return
הָרֹצֵ֔חַ
râtsach
H7523
to murder
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ
ʼăchuzzâh
H272
possession
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World English Bible Public Domain
because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.
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King James Version Public Domain
Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For in the city of his refuge he shall dwell until the death of the great priest, and after the death of the great priest the one who kills may return to the land of his possession.
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