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         <div class="label">35</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Towns for the Levites</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NUM.35.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> said to Moses, </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NUM.35.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">&#8220;Command the Israelites to give the Levites towns to live in from the inheritance the Israelites will possess. And give them pasturelands around the towns. </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NUM.35.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Then they will have towns to live in and pasturelands for the cattle they own and all their other animals.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NUM.35.3"></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NUM.35.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">&#8220;The pasturelands around the towns that you give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class="body"><span class="fr">35:4 </span><span class="ft">That is, about 1,500 feet or about 450 meters</span></span></span><span class="content"> from the town wall. </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NUM.35.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Outside the town, measure two thousand cubits</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class="body"><span class="fr">35:5 </span><span class="ft">That is, about 3,000 feet or about 900 meters</span></span></span><span class="content"> on the east side, two thousand on the south side, two thousand on the west and two thousand on the north, with the town in the center. They will have this area as pastureland for the towns.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Cities of Refuge</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NUM.35.5"></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NUM.35.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">&#8220;Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone may flee. In addition, give them forty-two other towns. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NUM.35.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">In all you must give the Levites forty-eight towns, together with their pasturelands. </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NUM.35.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The towns you give the Levites from the land the Israelites possess are to be given in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: Take many towns from a tribe that has many, but few from one that has few.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NUM.35.8"></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NUM.35.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Then the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> said to Moses: </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NUM.35.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">&#8220;Speak to the Israelites and say to them: &#8216;When you cross the Jordan into Canaan, </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NUM.35.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">select some towns to be your cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone accidentally may flee. </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NUM.35.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">They will be places of refuge from the avenger, so that anyone accused of murder may not die before they stand trial before the assembly. </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NUM.35.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">These six towns you give will be your cities of refuge. </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NUM.35.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Give three on this side of the Jordan and three in Canaan as cities of refuge. </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NUM.35.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">These six towns will be a place of refuge for Israelites and for foreigners residing among them, so that anyone who has killed another accidentally can flee there.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NUM.35.15"></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="NUM.35.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">&#8220;&#8198;&#8216;If anyone strikes someone a fatal blow with an iron object, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death. </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="NUM.35.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Or if anyone is holding a stone and strikes someone a fatal blow with it, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death. </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="NUM.35.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Or if anyone is holding a wooden object and strikes someone a fatal blow with it, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death. </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="NUM.35.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death; when the avenger comes upon the murderer, the avenger shall put the murderer to death. </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="NUM.35.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">If anyone with malice aforethought shoves another or throws something at them intentionally so that they die </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="NUM.35.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">or if out of enmity one person hits another with their fist so that the other dies, that person is to be put to death; that person is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when they meet.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="NUM.35.21"></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="NUM.35.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">&#8220;&#8198;&#8216;But if without enmity someone suddenly pushes another or throws something at them unintentionally </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="NUM.35.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">or, without seeing them, drops on them a stone heavy enough to kill them, and they die, then since that other person was not an enemy and no harm was intended, </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="NUM.35.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">the assembly must judge between the accused and the avenger of blood according to these regulations. </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="NUM.35.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">The assembly must protect the one accused of murder from the avenger of blood and send the accused back to the city of refuge to which they fled. The accused must stay there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="NUM.35.25"></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="NUM.35.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">&#8220;&#8198;&#8216;But if the accused ever goes outside the limits of the city of refuge to which they fled </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="NUM.35.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">and the avenger of blood finds them outside the city, the avenger of blood may kill the accused without being guilty of murder. </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="NUM.35.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">The accused must stay in the city of refuge until the death of the high priest; only after the death of the high priest may they return to their own property.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="NUM.35.28"></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="NUM.35.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">&#8220;&#8198;&#8216;This is to have the force of law for you throughout the generations to come, wherever you live.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="NUM.35.29"></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="NUM.35.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">&#8220;&#8198;&#8216;Anyone who kills a person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="NUM.35.30"></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="NUM.35.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">&#8220;&#8198;&#8216;Do not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer, who deserves to die. They are to be put to death.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="NUM.35.31"></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="NUM.35.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">&#8220;&#8198;&#8216;Do not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a city of refuge and so allow them to go back and live on their own land before the death of the high priest.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="NUM.35.32"></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="NUM.35.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">&#8220;&#8198;&#8216;Do not pollute the land where you are. Bloodshed pollutes the land, and atonement cannot be made for the land on which blood has been shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it. </span></span><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="NUM.35.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="content">Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell, for I, the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, dwell among the Israelites.&#8217;&#8198;&#8221;</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">26</div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.26.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.26.1"><span class="content">honor is not fitting for a fool.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.26.1"></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.26.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.26.2"><span class="content">an undeserved curse does not come to rest.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.26.2"></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.26.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.26.3"><span class="content">and a rod for the backs of fools!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.26.3"></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.26.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Do not answer a fool according to his folly,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.26.4"><span class="content">or you yourself will be just like him.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.26.4"></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.26.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Answer a fool according to his folly,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.26.5"><span class="content">or he will be wise in his own eyes.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.26.5"></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.26.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Sending a message by the hands of a fool</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.26.6"><span class="content">is like cutting off one&#8217;s feet or drinking poison.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.26.6"></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.26.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Like the useless legs of one who is lame</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.26.7"><span class="content">is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.26.7"></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.26.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Like tying a stone in a sling</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.26.8"><span class="content">is the giving of honor to a fool.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.26.8"></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.26.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Like a thornbush in a drunkard&#8217;s hand</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.26.9"><span class="content">is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.26.9"></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.26.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Like an archer who wounds at random</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.26.10"><span class="content">is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.26.10"></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.26.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">As a dog returns to its vomit,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.26.11"><span class="content">so fools repeat their folly.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.26.11"></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.26.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.26.12"><span class="content">There is more hope for a fool than for them.</span></span></div><div class="b"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.26.12"></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.26.12"></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.26.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">A sluggard says, &#8220;There&#8217;s a lion in the road,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.26.13"><span class="content">a fierce lion roaming the streets!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.26.13"></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.26.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">As a door turns on its hinges,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.26.14"><span class="content">so a sluggard turns on his bed.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.26.14"></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.26.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.26.15"><span class="content">he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.26.15"></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.26.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.26.16"><span class="content">than seven people who answer discreetly.</span></span></div><div class="b"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.26.16"></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.26.16"></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.26.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.26.17"><span class="content">is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.</span></span></div><div class="b"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.26.17"></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.26.17"></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.26.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Like a maniac shooting</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.26.18"><span class="content">flaming arrows of death</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.26.18"></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.26.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">is one who deceives their neighbor</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.26.19"><span class="content">and says, &#8220;I was only joking!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.26.19"></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.26.19"></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.26.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Without wood a fire goes out;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.26.20"><span class="content">without a gossip a quarrel dies down.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.26.20"></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.26.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.26.21"><span class="content">so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.26.21"></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.26.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.26.22"><span class="content">they go down to the inmost parts.</span></span></div><div class="b"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.26.22"></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.26.22"></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.26.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.26.23"><span class="content">are fervent</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class="body"><span class="fr">26:23 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew; Septuagint </span><span class="fqa">smooth</span></span></span><span class="content"> lips with an evil heart.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.26.23"></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.26.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.26.24"><span class="content">but in their hearts they harbor deceit.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.26.24"></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.26.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Though their speech is charming, do not believe them,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.26.25"><span class="content">for seven abominations fill their hearts.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.26.25"></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.26.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">Their malice may be concealed by deception,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.26.26"><span class="content">but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.26.26"></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.26.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">Whoever digs a pit will fall into it;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.26.27"><span class="content">if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.26.27"></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.26.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">A lying tongue hates those it hurts,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.26.28"><span class="content">and a flattering mouth works ruin.</span></span></div><div class="b"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.26.28"></span></div>
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