Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The avenger of blood himself must kill the murderer; when he meets him, he must kill 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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The judge of blood shall slay the murderer, as soon as he findeth 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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 35:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cities Of Refuge
18 Or if he strikes him with a wooden hand weapon so that he could die, and he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer must surely be put to death. 19 The avenger of blood himself must kill the murderer; when he meets him, he must kill him. 20 "But if he strikes him out of hatred or throws something at him intentionally so that he dies,
Cross References
Numbers 35:21
or with enmity he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must surely be put to death, for he is a murderer. The avenger of blood must kill the murderer when he meets him.
Deuteronomy 19:6
Otherwise the blood avenger will chase after the killer in the heat of his anger, eventually overtake him, and kill him, though this is not a capital case since he did not hate him at the time of the accident.
Deuteronomy 19:12
The elders of his own city must send for him and remove him from there to deliver him over to the blood avenger to die.
Joshua 20:3
Anyone who accidentally kills someone can escape there; these cities will be a place of asylum from the avenger of blood.
Joshua 20:5
When the avenger of blood comes after him, they must not hand over to him the one who committed manslaughter, for he accidentally killed his fellow man without premeditation.
Numbers 35:12
And they must stand as your towns of refuge from the avenger in order that the killer may not die until he has stood trial before the community.
Numbers 35:24
then the community must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these decisions.
Numbers 35:27
and the avenger of blood finds him outside the borders of the town of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the slayer, he will not be guilty of blood,