Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The judge of blood shall slay the murderer, as soon as he findeth 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.
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.
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 35:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cities Of Refuge
18 If he smite him with a hand weapon of wood that he die therewith, then he shall die: for he is a murderer and shall be slain therefore. 19 The judge of blood shall slay the murderer, as soon as he findeth him. 20 "'If he thrust him of hate, or hurl at him with laying of wait that he die,
Cross References
Numbers 35:21
or smite him with his hand of envy that he die; he that smote him shall die, for he is a murderer. The justice of blood shall slay him as soon as he findeth him.
Deuteronomy 19:6
Lest the executer of blood follow after the slayer while his heart is hot and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him, and yet there is no cause worthy of death in him, inasmuch as he hated not his neighbour in time past.
Deuteronomy 19:12
Then let the elders of his city send and fetch him thence and deliver him into the hands of the justice of blood, and he shall die.
Joshua 20:3
that the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly, may flee thither. And those cities shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
Joshua 20:5
And when the avenger of blood followeth after him they shall not deliver the slayer unto his hand: because he smote his friend ignorantly, and hated him not before time.
Numbers 35:12
And the cities shall be to flee from the executer of blood, that he which killed die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
Numbers 35:24
then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the executer of blood in such cases.
Numbers 35:27
if the blood avenger find him without the borders of his free town, he shall slay the murderer and be guiltless,