Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

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

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.

Holman Bible

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

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of blood
דּם 
Dam 
Usage: 359

מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

the murderer
רצח 
Ratsach 
Usage: 47

פּגע 
Paga` 
Usage: 46

him, he
היא הוּא 
Huw' 
Usage: 1716

מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

Context Readings

Cities Of Refuge

18 Or if he have smitten him with an instrument of wood, in the hand, wherewith one may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall certainly be put to death; 19 the avenger of blood, he shall put the murderer to death; when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death. 20 And if he thrust at him out of hatred, or hurl at him intentionally, so that he die,

Cross References

Numbers 35:21

or from enmity smite him with his hand, so that he die, he that smote him shall certainly be put to death; he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death, when he meeteth him. --

Deuteronomy 19:6

lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, since he hated him not previously.

Deuteronomy 19:12

then 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.

Joshua 20:3

that the slayer who unwittingly without intent smiteth any one mortally may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

Joshua 20:5

And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; for he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not previously.

Numbers 35:12

And ye shall have these cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he have stood before the assembly in judgment.

Numbers 35:24

then the assembly shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these judgments;

Numbers 35:27

and the avenger of blood find him outside the limits of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kill the manslayer, there shall be no blood-guiltiness upon him;

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