Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
The avenger of blood himself is to kill the murderer; when he finds him, he is to kill him.
New American Standard Bible
The blood avenger himself shall put the murderer to death; he shall put him to death when he meets him.
King James Version
The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
International Standard Version
The blood avenger himself is to execute the murderer. When he meets him, the blood avenger is to put him to death.
A Conservative Version
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.
Amplified
The blood avenger shall himself put the murderer to death; he shall put him to death when he meets him.
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.
Darby Translation
the avenger of blood, he shall put the murderer to death; when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.
Julia Smith Translation
The nearest relative of blood he shall kill the slayer: in his meeting him he shall kill him.
King James 2000
The avenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meets him, he shall slay him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The blood avenger himself will put the killer to death; he must put him to death when meeting him.
Modern King James verseion
The revenger of blood himself shall kill the murderer. When he meets him, he shall kill him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The judge of blood shall slay the murderer, as soon as he findeth him.
NET Bible
The avenger of blood himself must kill the murderer; when he meets him, he must kill him.
New Heart English Bible
The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death: when he meets him, he shall put him to death.
The Emphasized Bible
The blood-redeemer, he, shall put to death the man-slayer, - when he lighteth upon him, he, shall put him to death.
Webster
The avenger 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.
Youngs Literal Translation
'The redeemer of blood himself doth put the murderer to death; in his coming against him he doth put him to death.
Themes
Avenger of blood » Scriptures relating to
Cities of refuge » Afforded no asylum to murderers
Homicide » The avenger of blood might slay those guilty of unjustifiable
Murder » Punishment for » Inflicted by the nearest of kin
Interlinear
Ga'al
Muwth
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 35:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cities Of Refuge
18 If a man has in his hand a wooden object capable of causing death and strikes another person and he dies, the murderer must be put to death. 19 The avenger of blood himself is to kill the murderer; when he finds him, he is to kill him. 20 Likewise, if anyone in hatred pushes a person or throws an object at him with malicious intent and he dies,
Cross References
Numbers 35:21
or if in hostility he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must be put to death; he is a murderer. The avenger of blood is to kill the murderer when he finds him.
Deuteronomy 19:6
Otherwise, the avenger of blood in the heat of his anger
Deuteronomy 19:12
the elders of his city must send for him, take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood and he will die.
Joshua 20:3
so that a person who kills someone unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
Joshua 20:5
And if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not hand the one who committed manslaughter over to him, for he killed his neighbor accidentally and did not hate him beforehand.
Numbers 35:12
You will have the cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who kills someone will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.
Numbers 35:24
the assembly is to judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.
Numbers 35:27
and the avenger of blood finds him outside the border of his city of refuge and kills him, the avenger will not be guilty of bloodshed,