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Numbers 35:28

because the manslayer must remain in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. Only after the death of the high priest may he return to the land he owns.

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ASV

because 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 manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.

KJV

Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
בְעִ֤ירve.'Irin [the] city ofH5892 →
מִקְלָטוֹ֙mik.la.Torefuge hisH4733 →
יֵשֵׁ֔בye.Shevhe will remainH3427 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
מ֖וֹתMot[the] death ofH4194 →
הַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
הַגָּדֹ֑לha.ga.Dol<the> greatH1419 →
וְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.Reiand afterH310 →
מוֹת֙mOt[the] death ofH4194 →
הַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
הַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.Dol<the> greatH1419 →
יָשׁוּב֙ya.Shuvhe will returnH7725 →
הָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achthe killerH7523 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
אֶ֖רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776 →
אֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃'a.chu.za.Topossession hisH272 →

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2 Samuel 14:14For surely we will die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life; but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.Hebrews 9:15–17Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.Hebrews 3:14We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.Hebrews 10:39But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.Hebrews 10:26–30If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,Acts 27:31But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”John 15:4–6Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.Hebrews 6:4–8It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,Hebrews 9:11–12But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.Numbers 35:25The assembly is to protect the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled, and he must live there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

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