King James Version (KJV) With Strong Codes

1. And the LORD[H3068] spoke[H1696] unto[H413] Moses[H4872] in the plains[H6160] of Moab[H4124] by[H5921] Jordan[H3383] near Jericho,[H3405] saying,[H559]

2. Command[H6680] [H853] the children[H1121] of Israel,[H3478] that they give[H5414] unto the Levites[H3881] of the inheritance[H4480] [H5159] of their possession[H272] cities[H5892] to dwell in;[H3427] and ye shall give[H5414] also unto the Levites[H3881] suburbs[H4054] for the cities[H5892] round about[H5439] them.

3. And the cities[H5892] shall they have[H1961] to dwell in;[H3427] and the suburbs[H4054] of them shall be[H1961] for their cattle,[H929] and for their goods,[H7399] and for all[H3605] their beasts.[H2416]

4. And the suburbs[H4054] of the cities,[H5892] which[H834] ye shall give[H5414] unto the Levites,[H3881] shall reach from the wall[H4480] [H7023] of the city[H5892] and outward[H2351] a thousand[H505] cubits[H520] round about.[H5439]

5. And ye shall measure[H4058] from without[H4480] [H2351] the city[H5892] on[H853] the east[H6924] side[H6285] two thousand[H505] cubits,[H520] and on the south[H5045] side[H6285] two thousand[H505] cubits,[H520] and on the west[H3220] side[H6285] two thousand[H505] cubits,[H520] and on the north[H6828] side[H6285] two thousand[H505] cubits;[H520] and the city[H5892] shall be in the midst:[H8432] this[H2088] shall be[H1961] to them the suburbs[H4054] of the cities.[H5892]

6. And among[H854] the cities[H5892] which[H834] ye shall give[H5414] unto the Levites[H3881] there shall be[H853] six[H8337] cities[H5892] for refuge,[H4733] which[H834] ye shall appoint[H5414] for the manslayer,[H7523] that he may flee[H5127] thither:[H8033] and to[H5921] them ye shall add[H5414] forty[H705] and two[H8147] cities.[H5892]

7. So all[H3605] the cities[H5892] which[H834] ye shall give[H5414] to the Levites[H3881] shall be forty[H705] and eight[H8083] cities:[H5892] them shall ye give with[H854] their suburbs.[H4054]

8. And the cities[H5892] which[H834] ye shall give[H5414] shall be of the possession[H4480] [H272] of the children[H1121] of Israel:[H3478] from[H4480] [H854] them that have many[H7227] ye shall give many;[H7235] but from[H4480] [H854] them that have few[H4592] ye shall give few:[H4591] every one[H376] shall give[H5414] of his cities[H4480] [H5892] unto the Levites[H3881] according to[H6310] his inheritance[H5159] which[H834] he inheriteth.[H5157]

9. And the LORD[H3068] spoke[H1696] unto[H413] Moses,[H4872] saying,[H559]

10. Speak[H1696] unto[H413] the children[H1121] of Israel,[H3478] and say[H559] unto[H413] them, When[H3588] ye[H859] be come over[H5674] [H853] Jordan[H3383] into the land[H776] of Canaan;[H3667]

11. Then ye shall appoint[H7136] you cities[H5892] to be[H1961] cities[H5892] of refuge[H4733] for you; that the slayer[H7523] may flee[H5127] thither,[H8033] which killeth[H5221] any person[H5315] at unawares.[H7684]

12. And they shall be[H1961] unto you cities[H5892] for refuge[H4733] from the avenger;[H4480] [H1350] that the manslayer[H7523] die[H4191] not,[H3808] until[H5704] he stand[H5975] before[H6440] the congregation[H5712] in judgment.[H4941]

13. And of these cities[H5892] which[H834] ye shall give[H5414] six[H8337] cities[H5892] shall ye have[H1961] for refuge.[H4733]

14. Ye shall give[H5414] [H853] three[H7969] cities[H5892] on this side[H4480] [H5676] Jordan,[H3383] and three[H7969] cities[H5892] shall ye give[H5414] in the land[H776] of Canaan,[H3667] which shall be[H1961] cities[H5892] of refuge.[H4733]

15. These[H428] six[H8337] cities[H5892] shall be[H1961] a refuge,[H4733] both for the children[H1121] of Israel,[H3478] and for the stranger,[H1616] and for the sojourner[H8453] among[H8432] them: that every one[H3605] that killeth[H5221] any person[H5315] unawares[H7684] may flee[H5127] thither.[H8033]

16. And if[H518] he smite[H5221] him with an instrument[H3627] of iron,[H1270] so that he die,[H4191] he[H1931] is a murderer:[H7523] the murderer[H7523] shall surely be put to death.[H4191] [H4191]

17. And if[H518] he smite[H5221] him with throwing[H3027] a stone,[H68] wherewith[H834] he may die,[H4191] and he die,[H4191] he[H1931] is a murderer:[H7523] the murderer[H7523] shall surely be put to death.[H4191] [H4191]

18. Or[H176] if he smite[H5221] him with a hand[H3027] weapon[H3627] of wood,[H6086] wherewith[H834] he may die,[H4191] and he die,[H4191] he[H1931] is a murderer:[H7523] the murderer[H7523] shall surely be put to death.[H4191] [H4191]

19. The revenger[H1350] of blood[H1818] himself[H1931] shall slay[H4191] [H853] the murderer:[H7523] when he meeteth[H6293] him, he[H1931] shall slay[H4191] him.

20. But if[H518] he thrust[H1920] him of hatred,[H8135] or[H176] hurl[H7993] at[H5921] him by laying of wait,[H6660] that he die;[H4191]

21. Or[H176] in enmity[H342] smite[H5221] him with his hand,[H3027] that he die:[H4191] he that smote[H5221] him shall surely be put to death;[H4191] [H4191] for he[H1931] is a murderer:[H7523] the revenger[H1350] of blood[H1818] shall slay[H4191] [H853] the murderer,[H7523] when he meeteth[H6293] him.

22. But if[H518] he thrust[H1920] him suddenly[H6621] without[H3808] enmity,[H342] or[H176] have cast[H7993] upon[H5921] him any thing[H3605] [H3627] without[H3808] laying of wait,[H6660]

23. Or[H176] with any[H3605] stone,[H68] wherewith[H834] a man may die,[H4191] seeing[H7200] him not,[H3808] and cast[H5307] it upon[H5921] him, that he die,[H4191] and was not[H3808] his enemy,[H341] neither[H3808] sought[H1245] his harm: [H7451]

24. Then the congregation[H5712] shall judge[H8199] between[H996] the slayer[H5221] and the revenger[H1350] of blood[H1818] according to[H5921] these[H428] judgments: [H4941]

25. And the congregation[H5712] shall deliver[H5337] [H853] the slayer[H7523] out of the hand[H4480] [H3027] of the revenger[H1350] of blood,[H1818] and the congregation[H5712] shall restore[H7725] him to[H413] the city[H5892] of his refuge,[H4733] whither[H834] [H8033] he was fled:[H5127] and he shall abide[H3427] in it unto[H5704] the death[H4194] of the high[H1419] priest,[H3548] which[H834] was anointed[H4886] with the holy[H6944] oil.[H8081]

26. But if[H518] the slayer[H7523] shall at any time come without[H3318] [H3318] [H853] the border[H1366] of the city[H5892] of his refuge,[H4733] whither[H834] [H8033] he was fled;[H5127]

27. And the revenger[H1350] of blood[H1818] find[H4672] him without[H4480] [H2351] the borders[H1366] of the city[H5892] of his refuge,[H4733] and the revenger[H1350] of blood[H1818] kill[H7523] [H853] the slayer;[H7523] he shall not[H369] be guilty of blood: [H1818]

28. Because[H3588] he should have remained[H3427] in the city[H5892] of his refuge[H4733] until[H5704] the death[H4194] of the high[H1419] priest:[H3548] but after[H310] the death[H4194] of the high[H1419] priest[H3548] the slayer[H7523] shall return[H7725] into[H413] the land[H776] of his possession.[H272]

29. So these[H428] things shall be[H1961] for a statute[H2708] of judgment[H4941] unto you throughout your generations[H1755] in all[H3605] your dwellings.[H4186]

30. Whoso[H3605] killeth[H5221] any person,[H5315] [H853] the murderer[H7523] shall be put to death[H7523] by the mouth[H6310] of witnesses:[H5707] but one[H259] witness[H5707] shall not[H3808] testify[H6030] against any person[H5315] to cause him to die.[H4191]

31. Moreover ye shall take[H3947] no[H3808] satisfaction[H3724] for the life[H5315] of a murderer,[H7523] which[H834] is guilty[H7563] of death:[H4191] but[H3588] he shall be surely put to death.[H4191] [H4191]

32. And ye shall take[H3947] no[H3808] satisfaction[H3724] for him that is fled[H5127] to[H413] the city[H5892] of his refuge,[H4733] that he should come again[H7725] to dwell[H3427] in the land,[H776] until[H5704] the death[H4194] of the priest.[H3548]

33. So ye shall not[H3808] pollute[H2610] [H853] the land[H776] wherein[H834] ye[H859] are: for[H3588] blood[H1818] it[H1931] defileth[H2610] [H853] the land:[H776] and the land[H776] cannot[H3808] be cleansed[H3722] of the blood[H1818] that[H834] is shed[H8210] therein, but[H3588] [H518] by the blood[H1818] of him that shed[H8210] it.

34. Defile[H2930] not[H3808] therefore[H853] the land[H776] which[H834] ye[H859] shall inhabit,[H3427] wherein[H834] [H8432] I[H589] dwell:[H7931] for[H3588] I[H589] the LORD[H3068] dwell[H7931] among[H8432] the children[H1121] of Israel.[H3478]