Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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.

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 gave him blows with a wood instrument in his hands, causing his death, he is a taker of life and is certainly to be put to death. 19 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. 20 If in his hate he put a sword through him, or waiting secretly for him sent a spear or stone at him, causing his death;



Cross References

Numbers 35:21

Or in hate gave him blows with his hand, causing death; he who gave the death-blow is to be put to death; he is a taker of life: he whose right it is to give punishment for blood may put to death the taker of life when he comes face to face with him.

Deuteronomy 19:6

For if not, he who has the right of punishment may go running after the taker of life in the heat of his wrath, and overtake him because the way is long, and give him a death-blow; though it is not right for him to be put to death because he was not moved by hate.

Deuteronomy 19:12

The responsible men of his town are to send and take him, and give him up to the one who has the right of punishment to be put to death.

Joshua 20:3

So that any man who in error and without design has taken the life of another, may go in flight to them: and they will be safe places for you from him who has the right of punishment for blood.

Joshua 20:5

And if the one who has the right of punishment comes after him, they are not to give the taker of life up to him; because he was the cause of his neighbour's death without designing it and not in hate.

Numbers 35:12

In these towns you may be safe from him who has the right of punishment; so that death may not overtake the taker of life till he has been judged by the meeting of the people.

Numbers 35:24

Then let the meeting of the people be judge between the man responsible for the death and him who has the right of punishment for blood, acting by these rules:

Numbers 35:27

And the giver of punishment, meeting him outside the walls of the town, puts him to death, he will not be responsible for his blood:

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