Numbers 35:34

Six Cities of Refuge

33Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.34Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell. For I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.”

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Berean Standard Bible
Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell. For I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.”
American Standard Version (1901)
And thou shalt not defile the land which ye inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell: for I, Jehovah, dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.
Bible in Basic English
Do not make unclean the land where you are living and in which is my House: for I the Lord am present among the children of Israel.
Free Bible Version
Don't make the land impure where you live because I live there too. I am the Lord, and I live with the Israelites.”
King James (Authorized) Version
Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
One Unity Resource Bible
You shall not defile the land which you inhabit, in the middle of which I dwell; for I, Adonai , dwell in the middle of the children of Israel [God prevails].’”
Translation for Translators
I am Yahweh, and I live among you Israelis, so do not spoil/pollute the land by allowing people to murder others without being punished.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
So you must not defile the land in which you live because I am living in it. I, Yahweh, live among the people of Israel.'”
Noah Webster Bible
Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, in which I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
World English Bible
You shall not defile the land which you inhabit, where I dwell; for I, Yahweh, dwell among the children of Israel.’”
Young's Literal Translation
and ye defile not the land in which ye are dwelling, in the midst of which I do tabernacle, for I Jehovah do tabernacle in the midst of the sons of Israel.'