Numbers 35:19
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The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds him, he is to kill him.
In other translations
The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds him, he is to kill him.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Deuteronomy 19:12Then 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.the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die.
- Joshua 20:5And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.Now if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not surrender the manslayer into his hand, because that man killed his neighbor accidentally without prior malice.
- Deuteronomy 19:6Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm.
- Joshua 20:3That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
- Numbers 35:21Or 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.or if in hostility he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must surely be put to death; he is a murderer. When the avenger of blood finds the murderer, he is to kill him.
- Numbers 35:27And 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:and the avenger of blood finds him outside of his city of refuge and kills him, then the avenger will not be guilty of bloodshed
- Numbers 35:24Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:then the congregation must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.
- Numbers 35:12And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.
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