Joshua 20:3 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly and unawares may flee thither: and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.

ASV Byzantine Text

that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly and unawares may flee thither: and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.

Asang Khongca Bible

to tiah ni kami maeto mah poek ai pui hoi kami hum moeng naah, athii tho lu lak koeh kami ban thung hoi loih thai hanah abuephaih vangpui ah om tih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

A ming mueh ah tohtamaeh la hinglu aka ngawn, aka ngawn tah te lam te rhaelrham saeh. Te vaengah thii phu aka suk taeng lamloh nangmih ham hlipyingnah la om saeh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A ming mueh ah tohtamaeh la hinglu aka ngawn, aka ngawn tah te lam te rhaelrham saeh. Te vaengah thii phu aka suk taeng lamloh nangmih ham hlipyingnah la om saeh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

I pee aku ilaila ka pepehi kanaka, ka mea nana i pepehi aku me ka manao ole, aole oia i ike: a no oukou keia mau wahi, i puuhonua, i pakele ai i ka mea hoopai koko.

English Berean Standard Bible

so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Lè yon moun touye yon moun san li pa fè espre, san li pa t' gen lide fè sa, li ka kouri al kache la pou yo ka pwoteje l' pou l' pa tonbe anba men moun k'ap chache l' pou yo tire revanj.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

ut confugiat ad eas quicumque animam percusserit nescius, et possit evadere iram proximi, qui ultor est sanguinis:

Bible in Basic English

So that any man who in error and without design has taken the life of another, may go in flight to them: and they will be safe places for you from him who has the right of punishment for blood.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

afin que l’homicide qui, par mégarde , aura frappé à mort quelqu’un sans le savoir, s’y enfuie ; et elles vous serviront de refuge devant le vengeur du sang.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Aby tam utekl vražedlník, kterýž by zabil člověka nechtě a z nevědomí. I budou vám útočiště před přítelem zabitého.

Kosraean Bible

Fin oasr mwet se uniya sie mwet ke tia ma el akoo in orala a ma ke ongla ouiya, elan ku in kaingla nu we ac suk molela liki mwet se ma suk in foloksak nu sel an.

World Portuguese Bible

para que o homicida que matar qualquer pessoa acidentalmente ou sem intenção possa fugir para lá. Elas servirão a vocês de refúgio contra o vingador do sangue.

Romanian BTF Bible

Ca să fugă acolo ucigașul, care a ucis fără intenție și fără premeditare pe un om; și ele vă vor fi pentru a scăpa de răzbunătorul sângelui.

Brenton English Septuagint

Even a refuge to the slayer who has smitten a man unintentionally; and the cities shall be to you a refuge, and the slayer shall not be put to death by the avenger of blood, until he have stood before the congregation for judgment.

Burmese Common Language Bible

တစ်စုံတစ်ယောက်အားမတော်တဆသတ်မိ သောသူသည် လက်စားချေမည့်သူ၏လက်မှ လွတ်မြောက်ရန် ထိုမြို့များသို့ထွက်ပြေး ခိုလှုံနိုင်စေရမည်။-

Darby Translation

that the slayer who unwittingly without intent smiteth any one mortally may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

daß dahin fliehe ein Totschläger, der jemand aus Versehen, unabsichtlich, erschlagen hat; und sie seien euch zur Zuflucht vor dem Bluträcher.

Dutch Bible 1917

Dat daarhenen vliede de doodslager, die een ziel door dwaling, niet met wetenschap, verslaat; opdat zij ulieden zijn tot een toevlucht voor den bloedwreker.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

steden, waarheen een moordenaar kan vluchten, die iemand bij ongeluk en zonder opzet gedood heeft, en die voor u een toevluchtsoord zullen zijn tegen den bloedwreker.

Italian Diodati Bible

acciocchè l'ucciditore, che avrà uccisa una persona per errore, disavvedutamente, si rifugga là; ed esse vi saranno per rifugio da colui che ha la ragione di vendicare il sangue.

Douay-Rheims 1899

That whosoever shall kill a person unawares may flee to them: and may escape the wrath of the kinsman, who is the avenger of blood:

Geneva Bible 1599

That the slaier that killeth any person by ignorance, and vnwittingly, may flee thither, and they shall be your refuge from the auenger of blood.

Danish Bible 1931

for at en Manddraber, der uforsætligt og af Vanvare slår en ihjel, kan ty til dem, så at de kan være eder Tilflugtssteder mod Blodhævneren.

Leeser Tanakh

That thither may flee the manslayer that killeth any person unawares, without knowledge; and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of the blood.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

that the manslayer that killeth any person through error and unawares may flee thither; and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.

King James Version

That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

King James Version + Apocrypha

That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

hầu cho kẻ sát nhân vì bất ý giết ai có thế trốn đó được; các thành ấy dùng cho các ngươi ẩn náu khỏi kẻ báo thù huyết.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

that the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

Revised West Version

Koeʻuhi ke hola ki ai ʻae fakapō ʻaia ʻoku ne tāmateʻi lavenoaʻia ha tokotaha ʻo taʻeloto ki ai: pea ʻe ʻiate kimoutolu ia ko homou hūfanga mei he totongi toto.

French Ostervald Bible

Afin que le meurtrier qui aura tué quelqu'un par mégarde, sans intention, puisse s'y enfuir; elles vous serviront de refuge contre le vengeur du sang.

Esperanto Bible

por ke tien povu forkuri mortiginto, kiu mortigis homon per eraro kaj ne sciante; kaj ili estu ĉe vi rifuĝejo kontraŭ venĝanto pro sango.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

où pourra s’enfuir le meurtrier qui aura tué quelqu’un involontairement, sans intention; elles vous serviront de refuge contre le vengeur du sang.

German Luther Bible 1912

dahin fliehen möge ein Totschläger, der eine Seele unversehens und unwissend schlägt, daß sie unter euch frei seien von dem Bluträcher.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Even a refuge to the slayer who has struck a man unintentionally; and the cities shall be to you a refuge, and the slayer shall not be put to death by the avenger of blood, until he have stood before the congregation for judgment.

British English Septuagint 2012

Even a refuge to the slayer who has struck a man unintentionally; and the cities shall be to you a refuge, and the slayer shall not be put to death by the avenger of blood, until he have stood before the congregation for judgement.

Majority Standard BIble

so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

Webster Bible

That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and ignorantly, may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

so that anyone who kills another person by mistake, by accident, may run into one of them. They will serve as a refuge from the vengeance of the dead person’s next of kin.

Open English Bible (US)

so that anyone who kills another person by mistake, by accident, may run into one of them. They will serve as a refuge from the vengeance of the dead person’s next of kin.

Revised Version

that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly and unawares may flee thither: and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.

Italian Riveduta Bible

affinché l’omicida che avrà ucciso qualcuno senza averne l’intenzione, possa ricoverarvisi; esse vi serviranno di rifugio contro il vindice del sangue.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

afin que celui qui aura tué quelqu'un accidentellement, sans intention, puisse s'y réfugier. Elles vous protégeront contre le vengeur du sang.

Reina Valera 1909

Para que se acoja allí el homicida que matare á alguno por yerro y no á sabiendas; que os sean por acogimiento del cercano del muerto.

Spanish BLL

para que allí se refugie el homicida que mate a alguna persona por accidente o sin intención; y les servirán de refugio contra el vengador de la sangre.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

para que se acoja allí el homicida que matare a alguna persona por error o inadvertidamente; y os servirán de refugio contra el vengador de la sangre.

Croatian Bible

da bi onamo mogao pobjeći ubojica koji nehotice ubije koga i da vam budu utočišta od krvnoga osvetnika.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

da onamo uteče krvnik koji ubije koga nehotice, ne misleći, da vam budu utočišta od osvetnika.

German Textbibel

daß ein Totschläger - wer unvorsätzlich, unversehens, einen Menschen getötet hat - sich dorthin flüchten soll, damit sie euch als Zuflucht vor dem Bluträcher dienen.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Even a refuge to the slayer who has smitten a man unintentionally; and the cities shall be to you a refuge, and the slayer shall not be put to death by the avenger of blood, until he have stood before the congregation for judgment.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

לָנ֥וּס שָׁ֨מָּה֙ רוֹצֵ֔חַ מַכֵּה־נֶ֥פֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָ֖ה בִּבְלִי־דָ֑עַת וְהָי֤וּ לָכֶם֙ לְמִקְלָ֔ט מִגֹּאֵ֖ל הַדָּֽם׃