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Numbers 35:28

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28“So it’s important that he stay in his asylum-city until the death of the High Priest. After the death of the High Priest he is free to return to his own place.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For he must remain in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest, but after the death of the high priest the manslayer may return to the land of his possession.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

for the one who killed a person was supposed to live in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. Only after the death of the high priest may the one who has killed a person return to the land he possesses.

NLTNew Living Translation

The slayer should have stayed inside the city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the slayer may return to his own property.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

because he must live in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest the killer will return to the land of his property.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.