NET Bible
"Anyone who accidentally killed someone without hating him at the time of the accident could flee to one of those cities and be safe."
— Deuteronomy 4:42, NET Bible
“That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:”
“that the manslayer might flee thither, that slayeth his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in time past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live: ”
“that the manslayer might flee there, who kills his neighbor unawares, and didn't hate him in time past; and that fleeing to one of these cities he might live:”
“That any one might flee to them who should kill his neighbour unwillingly, and was not his enemy a day or two before, and that he might escape to some one of these cities:”
“To which anyone causing the death of his neighbour in error and not through hate, might go in flight; so that in one of these towns he might be kept from death:”
“That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:”
Today realize and carefully consider that the LORD is God in heaven above and on earth below– there is no other!
Keep his statutes and commandments that I am setting forth today so that it may go well with you and your descendants and that you may enjoy longevity in the land that the LORD your God is about to give you as a permanent possession.”
The Narrative Concerning Cities of Refuge Then Moses selected three cities in the Transjordan, toward the east.
Anyone who accidentally killed someone without hating him at the time of the accident could flee to one of those cities and be safe.
These cities are Bezer, in the wilderness plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan for the Manassehites.
The Setting and Introduction of the Covenant This is the law that Moses set before the Israelites.
These are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that Moses spoke to the Israelites after he had brought them out of Egypt,