KJV:
Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
NASB:
you shall set aside three cities for yourself in the midst of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess.
KJV:
As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
NASB:
as when a man goes into the forest with his friend to cut wood, and his hand swings the axe to cut down the tree, and the iron head slips off the handle and strikes his friend so that he dies-- he may flee to one of these cities and live;
KJV:
Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.
NASB:
"Therefore, I command you, saying, 'You shall set aside three cities for yourself.'
KJV:
If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:
NASB:
if you carefully observe all this commandment which I command you today, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in His ways always-- then you shall add three more cities for yourself, besides these three.
KJV:
But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:
NASB:
"But if there is a man who hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and rises up against him and strikes him so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities,
KJV:
Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
NASB:
then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
KJV:
When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
NASB:
"When you approach a city to fight against it, you shall offer it terms of peace.
KJV:
But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
NASB:
"Only the women and the children and the animals and all that is in the city, all its spoil, you shall take as booty for yourself; and you shall use the spoil of your enemies which the LORD your God has given you.