King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

KJVu: 1 The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho, saying,

KJV:   2 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.

KJVu: 2 "Command the children of Israel, that they give to the Levites from the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and YOU shall give also to the Levites suburbs for the cities around them.

KJV:   3 And the cities shall they have to dwell in ; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

KJVu: 3 The cities they shall have to dwell in , and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their livestock, and for all their beasts.

Notes: "Goods" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H4735 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "cattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance -|- From qanah; something bought, i.e. Property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition — cattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance."

KJV:   4 And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.

KJVu: 4 The suburbs of the cities, which YOU shall give to the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward 1,000 cubits all around.

KJV:   5 And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

KJVu: 5 And YOU shall measure from outside the city on the east side 2,000 cubits, and on the south side 2,000 cubits, and on the west side 2,000 cubits, and on the north side 2,000 cubits; the city shall be in the middle. This shall belong to them as the suburbs of the cities.

KJV:   6 And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.

KJVu: 6 Among the cities which YOU shall give to the Levites there shall be six cities of refuge, which YOU shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee there; and to them YOU shall add 42 cities.

KJV:   7 So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities : them shall ye give with their suburbs.

KJVu: 7 So all the cities which YOU shall give to the Levites shall be 48 cities ; YOU shall give them with their suburbs.

KJV:   8 And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel : from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few : every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.

KJVu: 8 And the cities which YOU shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel ; from those who have many YOU shall give many; but from those who have few YOU shall give few ; everyone shall give from their cities to the Levites according to their inheritance which was inherited. "

KJV:   9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

KJVu: 9 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

KJV:   10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan ;

KJVu: 10 "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, 'When YOU come over the Jordan into the land of Canaan ,

KJV:   11 Then ye shall appoint YOU cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.

KJVu: 11 then YOU shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for YOU, that the slayer who kills any person in error may flee there.

Notes: "Unawares" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7684 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "error, ignorance, at unawares, unwittingly -|- From shagag; a mistake or inadvertent transgression — error, ignorance, at unawares; unwittingly."

KJV:   12 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger ; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.

KJVu: 12 They shall be to YOU cities of refuge from the avenger , that the manslayer does not die, until he stands before the congregation in judgment.

KJV:   13 And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.

KJVu: 13 And of the cities which YOU shall give , YOU shall have six cities of refuge.

KJV:   14 Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.

KJVu: 14 YOU shall give three cities on this side of the Jordan, and YOU shall give three cities in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.

KJV:   15 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.

KJVu: 15 These six cities shall be a refuge, for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the foreigner among them , that everyone that kills any person in error may flee there.

KJV:   16 And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer : the murderer shall surely be put to death.

KJVu: 16 But if he strikes him with an instrument of iron, so that he dies, he is a murderer ; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

KJV:   17 And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer : the murderer shall surely be put to death.

KJVu: 17 And if he strikes him by throwing a stone, by which he could die, and he dies, he is a murderer ; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

KJV:   18 Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer : the murderer shall surely be put to death.

KJVu: 18 Or if he strikes him with a hand weapon of wood, by which he could die, and he dies, he is a murderer ; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

KJV:   19 The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer : when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.

KJVu: 19 The avenger of blood himself shall kill the murderer ; when he meets him, he shall kill him.

KJV:   20 But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;

KJVu: 20 But if he thrust him out of hatred, or hurls something at him while lying in wait, so that he dies,

KJV:   21 Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer : the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.

KJVu: 21 Or in hatred strike him with his hand, so that he dies, he that struck him shall surely be put to death; he is a murderer ; the avenger of blood shall kill the murderer, when he meets him.

Notes: "Enmity" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H342 with a Strong’s definition of "emnity, hatred ."

KJV:   22 But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,

KJVu: 22 But if he thrust him suddenly without hatred, or throws anything on him without lying in wait,

KJV:   23 Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm :

KJVu: 23 or with a stone, by which a man could die, not seeing him, but throws it on him, so that he dies, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm ,

KJV:   24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments :

KJVu: 24 then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these judgments .

KJV:   25 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled : and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.

KJVu: 25 The congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, where he had fled ; and he shall abide in it until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

KJV:   26 But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled ;

KJVu: 26 But if the slayer at any time goes outside the border of the city of his refuge, where he had fled ,

KJV:   27 And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer ; he shall not be guilty of blood :

KJVu: 27 and the avenger of blood finds him outside the borders of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the slayer , he shall not be guilty of blood ,

KJV:   28 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.

KJVu: 28 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 to the land of his possession.

KJV:   29 So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

KJVu: 29 So these things shall be for a statute of judgment to YOU throughout YOUR generations in all YOUR dwellings.

KJV:   30 Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses : but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.

KJVu: 30 Whoso kills any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the speech of witnesses ; but just one witness who testifies against any person shall not be enough to cause him to die.

KJV:   31 Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death : but he shall be surely put to death.

KJVu: 31 Moreover YOU shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death ; but he shall surely be put to death.

Notes: "Satisfaction" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H3724 with a Strong’s definition of "bribe, camphire, pitch, ransom, satisfaction, sum of money, village."

KJV:   32 And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.

KJVu: 32 And YOU shall take no ransom for him who has fled to the city of his refuge, so that he is allowed to return to dwell in the land, before the death of the priest.

Notes: "Come Again" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7725 with a Strong’s definition of "break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep X again, (cause to) answer (+ again), X in any case (wise), X at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, X certainly, come again (back), X consider, + continually, convert, deliver (again), + deny, draw back, fetch home again, X fro, get (oneself) (back) again, X give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, X needs, be past, X pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, + say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, X surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw."

KJV:   33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land : and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

KJVu: 33 So YOU shall not pollute the land in which YOU live; for blood defiles the land , and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed on it, but by the blood of him who shed it.

KJV:   34 Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell : for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.

KJVu: 34 Therefore do not defile the land which YOU inhabit, in which I dwell ; for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel. ' "