Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
The avenger of blood shall himself 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.
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 Or if he smote him with a weapon of wood in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 19 The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death: when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death. 20 And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died,
Cross References
Numbers 35:21
or in enmity smote him with his hand, so that he died; he that smote him shall surely 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, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
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 manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly and unawares may flee thither: and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.
Joshua 20:5
And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver up the manslayer into his hand; because he smote his neighbor unawares, and hated him not beforetime.
Numbers 35:12
And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment.
Numbers 35:24
then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;
Numbers 35:27
and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,