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Numbers 35:27

World English Bible

and the avenger of blood finds him outside of the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the man slayer, he shall not be guilty of blood,

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Numbers 35:27 in other translations

and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,

Numbers 35:27 · American Standard Version

Numbers 35:27 in context

  1. 25The congregation shall deliver the man slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, where he had fled. He shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
  2. 26“ ‘But if the man slayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge where he flees,
  3. 27and the avenger of blood finds him outside of the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the man slayer, he shall not be guilty of blood,
  4. 28because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the man slayer shall return into the land of his possession.
  5. 29“ ‘These things shall be for a statute and ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.