Catholic Public Domain Version
"three shall be across the Jordan, and three in the land of Canaan, "
— Numbers 35:14, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge. ”
“You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and you shall give three cities in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.”
““You must give three towns on this side of the Jordan, and you must give three towns in the land of Canaan; they must be towns of refuge.”
“Three shall be beyond the Jordan, and three in the land of Chanaan,”
“Three on the other side of Jordan and three in the land of Canaan, to be safe places for flight.”
“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.”
discern which cities ought to be for the protection of fugitives who have shed blood unwillingly.
And when a fugitive is in these, the kinsman of the deceased shall not be able to kill him, until he stands in the sight of the multitude and his case is judged.
Then, among those cities which are separated for relief to fugitives,
three shall be across the Jordan, and three in the land of Canaan,
as much for the sons of Israel as for newcomers and sojourners, so that anyone who has shed blood unwillingly may flee to these places.
If anyone will have struck someone with iron, and he who was struck will have died, then he shall be guilty of homicide, and he himself shall die.
If he will have thrown a stone, and he who has been struck lies dead, then he shall be punished similarly.