Numbers 35:19 “The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds hi…”

Numbers 35:19

The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds him, he is to kill him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.

World English Bible

The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death. When he meets him, he shall put him to death.

American Standard Version

The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death: when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.

Geneva Bible 1599

The reuenger of the blood himselfe shall slay the murtherer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.

Darby Translation

the avenger of blood, he shall put the murderer to death; when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.

Young's Literal Translation

'The redeemer of blood himself doth put the murderer to death; in his coming against him he doth put him to death.

Bible in Basic English

He whose right it is to give punishment for blood, may himself put to death the taker of life when he comes face to face with him.

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Cross references

“The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.”

Numbers 35:21 Deuteronomy 19:6 Deuteronomy 19:12 Joshua 20:3 Joshua 20:5 Numbers 35:12

Numbers 35:21 · BSB

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.

Deuteronomy 19:6 · BSB

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.

Deuteronomy 19:12 · BSB

the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die.

Joshua 20:3 · BSB

so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

Joshua 20:5 · BSB

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.

Numbers 35:12 · BSB

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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18If anyone has in his hand a deadly object of wood, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.

20Likewise, if anyone maliciously pushes another or intentionally throws an object at him and kills him,

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