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CHAPTER 35
And the L
ORD
spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan
near
Jericho, saying,
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Command
the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to
dwell in; and ye shall give
also
unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.
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And the
cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their
goods, and for all their beasts.
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And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites,
shall reach
from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.
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And ye shall
measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two
thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand
cubits and the city
shall be
in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.
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And among
the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites
there shall be
six cities for refuge, which ye shall
appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
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So
all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites
shall be
forty and eight cities: them
shall ye give
with their suburbs.
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And the cities which ye shall give
shall be
of the possession of the children
of Israel: from
them that have
many ye shall give many; but from
them that have
few ye shall give
few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he
inheriteth.
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And the L
ORD
spake unto Moses, saying,
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Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto
them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
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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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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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And of these cities which ye shall give six cities
shall ye have for refuge.
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Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye
give in the land of Canaan,
which
shall be cities of refuge.
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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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And if he smite him with an instrument of iron,
so that he die, he
is
a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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And if he smite him
with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely
be put to death.
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Or
if
he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and
he die, he
is
a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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The revenger of blood himself
shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
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But if he thrust him of hatred,
or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;
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Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die:
he that smote
him
shall surely be put to death;
for
he
is
a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay
the murderer, when he meeteth him.
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But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast
upon him any thing without laying of wait,
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Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing
him
not, and cast
it
upon him, that he die, and
was
not his enemy, neither sought his harm:
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Then
the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these
judgments:
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And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood,
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