Numbers Chapter 35 verse 15 Holy Bible
For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that every one that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.
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For the children of Israel and for the man from another country who is living among them, these six towns are to be safe places, where anyone causing the death of another through error may go in flight.
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For the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them shall these six cities be a refuge, that one who smiteth a person mortally without intent may flee thither.
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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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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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For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the foreigner living among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that everyone who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.
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To sons of Israel, and to a sojourner, and to a settler in their midst, are these six cities for a refuge, for the fleeing thither of any one smiting a person unawares.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) For the stranger, and for the sojourner . . . --The word ger, "stranger," properly denotes a foreigner who took up a temporary abode amongst the Israelites; whereas toshab, "sojourner," denotes one who was settled in Israel. Sometimes, however, the words ger and toshab appear to be used as a compound term, as in Leviticus 25:47, where they occur with the conjunctive (or disjunctive) particle in the former part of the verse, and without it in the latter. "The cities of refuge," says Dr. Gill, "were of God's appointing: so Christ, as a Saviour and rock of refuge to His people, is appointed and foreordained of God; they were well known for refuges, as the Lord is in the palaces of Zion; they were open for all at all times, as Christ is for all sinners, even the chief of sinners--Jews or Gentiles; they are all one in Christ--the Israelites, and the stranger and sojourner; all impediments were removed out of the way of them, and plain directions given, as are in the Gospel, and by the ministers of it; and there is always room in Christ for such that flee to Him, as there was in those cities; and being in Him, they are safe from the curse and condemnation of the law, from wrath to come, and from the second death; and their redemption and atonement, peace and reconciliation, liberty, life and salvation, are owing to the death of Christ, their High Priest." (Comp. Numbers 15:29.)Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewTheseהָאֵ֖לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh)Article | Pronoun - common pluralStrong's 428: These, thosesixשֵׁשׁ־ (šêš-)Number - feminine singular constructStrong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)citiesהֶעָרִ֥ים (he·‘ā·rîm)Article | Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 5892: Excitementwill serveתִּהְיֶ֛ינָה (tih·ye·nāh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, beas a refugeלְמִקְלָ֑ט (lə·miq·lāṭ)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4733: Refuge, asylumfor the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֣י (liḇ·nê)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1121: A sonand for the foreignerוְלַגֵּ֤ר (wə·lag·gêr)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1616: A guest, a foreigneror sojournerוְלַתּוֹשָׁב֙ (wə·lat·tō·wō·šāḇ)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 8453: Resident alienamong them,בְּתוֹכָ֔ם (bə·ṯō·w·ḵām)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 8432: A bisection, the centreso that anyoneכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everywho killsמַכֵּה־ (mak·kêh-)Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular constructStrong's 5221: To strikea personנֶ֖פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion unintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃ (biš·ḡā·ḡāh)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 7684: A mistake, inadvertent transgressionmay fleeלָנ֣וּס (lā·nūs)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 5127: To flit, vanish awaythere.שָׁ֔מָּה (šām·māh)Adverb | third person feminine singularStrong's 8033: There, then, thitherJump to PreviousAccidentally Alien Aliens Causing Children Cities Country Death Error Intent Israel Israelites Killed Killeth Kills Living Places Refuge Safe Settler Six Sojourner Stranger Thither Towns Unawares Unintentionally Unwittingly
