Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Moreover ye shall take none amends for the life of the murderer, which is worthy to die: But he shall be put to death.
New American Standard Bible
Moreover, you shall not take ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death.
King James Version
Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.
Holman Bible
You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of killing someone; he must be put to death.
International Standard Version
You are to receive no ransom for the life of a killer who is guilty of murder; instead, he is to die.
A Conservative Version
Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death.
American Standard Version
Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, that is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.
Amplified
Moreover, you shall not accept a ransom [in exchange] for the life of a murderer guilty and sentenced to death; but he shall certainly be put to death.
Bible in Basic English
Further, no price may be given for the life of one who has taken life and whose right reward is death: he is certainly to be put to death.
Darby Translation
And ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death, but he shall certainly be put to death.
Julia Smith Translation
Ye shall not take expiation for the soul of a slayer, he who was guilty to die, for dying, he shall die.
King James 2000
Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Also, you will not take a ransom payment for the life of a killer who [is] guilty of death; indeed, he must surely be put to death.
Modern King James verseion
And you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death. But he shall surely be put to death.
NET Bible
Moreover, you must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; he must surely be put to death.
New Heart English Bible
"'Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.
The Emphasized Bible
And ye shall accept no ransom for the life of him that slayeth, if he have unlawfully caused death, - but he, must surely be put to death.
Webster
Moreover, ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.
World English Bible
"'Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.
Youngs Literal Translation
And ye take no atonement for the life of a murderer who is condemned -- to die, for he is certainly put to death;
Themes
Defilement » Who defiles the land
Murder » Punishment of, not commuted under the law
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » For murder
Punishment » Death penalty » Not done
Interlinear
Laqach
Nephesh
References
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Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 35:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cities Of Refuge
30 Whosoever slayeth, shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses. For one witness shall not answer against one person to put him to death. 31 Moreover ye shall take none amends for the life of the murderer, which is worthy to die: But he shall be put to death. 32 Also ye shall take none atonement for him that is fled to a free city, that he should come again and dwell in the land before the death of the high priest.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 9:5-6
For verily the blood of you, wherein your lives are, will I require: Even of the hand of all beasts will I require it, and of the hand of man and of the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man:
Exodus 21:14
If a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor and slay him with guile, thou shalt take him from mine altar that he die.
Deuteronomy 19:11-13
But and if there be any man that hateth his neighbour and layeth await for him and riseth against him and smiteth him that he die, and fleeth unto any of these cities;
2 Samuel 12:13
Then said David unto Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said again to David, "The LORD hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
1 Kings 2:28-34
Then tidings came to Joab - for Joab had turned after Adonijah, but not after Absalom - whereupon he fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD and caught handfast on the horns of the altar.
Psalm 51:14
Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health; that my tongue may praise thy righteousness.