Numbers 35:32 ![Click this icon to open a printer friendly page](images/printer.gif)
ContextNET © | And you must not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a town of refuge, to allow him to return home and live on his own land before the death of the high priest. 1 |
NIV © | "‘Do not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a city of refuge and so allow him to go back and live on his own land before the death of the high priest. |
NASB © | ‘You shall not take ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to live in the land before the death of the priest. |
NLT © | And never accept a ransom payment from someone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing the slayer to return to his property before the death of the high priest. |
MSG © | "And don't accept bribe money for anyone who has fled to an asylum-city so as to permit him to go back and live in his own place before the death of the High Priest. |
BBE © | And no price may be offered for one who has gone in flight to a safe town, for the purpose of letting him come back to his place before the death of the high priest. |
NRSV © | Nor shall you accept ransom for one who has fled to a city of refuge, enabling the fugitive to return to live in the land before the death of the high priest. |
NKJV © | ‘And you shall take no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land before the death of the priest. |
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NET © | And you must not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a town of refuge, to allow him to return home and live on his own land before the death of the high priest. 1 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “the priest.” The Greek and the Syriac have “high priest.” The present translation, along with many English versions, uses “high priest” as a clarification. |