Thematic Bible
Deuteronomy 19:1 (show verse)
"When the LORD your God destroys those nations whose lands he is about to give you, you must dispossess them and live in their cities and houses.
Deuteronomy 19:2 (show verse)
You must reserve three cities within the land that the LORD your God is about to give you to possess.
Deuteronomy 19:3 (show verse)
Build roads throughout the land that the LORD your God is providing as an inheritance, and then divide it into three districts so that any killer may flee there.
Deuteronomy 19:4 (show verse)
"Now this is the situation for any killer who flees there to live: suppose he strikes his friend unwittingly, not having hated him previously.
Deuteronomy 19:5 (show verse)
For instance, he may have accompanied his friend to go to a forest to cut trees. Then he swung his axe to cut some wood, but the ax head flew off the handle and hit his friend, so that he died. The killer may flee to one of these cities to live.
Deuteronomy 19:6 (show verse)
Since hile the distance may be great, the angry avenger may overtake the killer he is pursuing and kill him, in which case there will be no justice in his death, because he did not hate his friend previously.
Deuteronomy 19:7 (show verse)
Therefore I am commanding you to reserve three cities."
Deuteronomy 19:8 (show verse)
"Now if the LORD enlarges your territories just as he promised your ancestors and gives you all the land that he promised,
Deuteronomy 19:9 (show verse)
and if you are careful to observe all these commands that I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God and to walk daily in his ways then add three more cities in addition to these three cities.
Deuteronomy 19:10 (show verse)
You must not shed innocent blood on your land that the LORD your God is about to give you as an inheritance. Otherwise, you'll be guilty of murder."
Deuteronomy 19:11 (show verse)
"However, if a person hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises up against him, and attacks him so that he dies, and then he flees to one of those cities,
Avenger of blood » Scriptures relating to
Homicide » Punishment of
Murder » Punishment of wilful
Murder » To be proved by two witnesses at least
Murder » Described as killing » By lying in wait
Murder » Persons guilty of » Not protected in refuge cities
Refuge » Cities of » From the avenger of blood
Homicide » Punishment of
Murder » Punishment of wilful
Murder » To be proved by two witnesses at least
Murder » Described as killing » By lying in wait
Murder » Persons guilty of » Not protected in refuge cities
Refuge » Cities of » From the avenger of blood
Deuteronomy 19:12 (show verse)
then the elders of his own city shall send for him, remove him from there, and deliver him to the related avenger for execution.
Deuteronomy 19:13 (show verse)
Have no pity on him, but totally purge the shedding of innocent blood from Israel so that life may go well with you."
Deuteronomy 19:14 (show verse)
"When you inherit the land that the LORD your God is about to give you, don't move your neighbor's boundary marker from where it was placed long ago."
Deuteronomy 19:15 (show verse)
"The testimony of one person alone is not to suffice to convict anyone of any iniquity, sin, or guilt. But the matter will stand on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Courts » Advocates » Witnesses, two or more needed to convict
Courts of justice » The accused » The evidence of two or more witnesses required in
Evidence » Laws concerning
Murder » To be proved by two witnesses at least
Punishment » Death penalty » Not done » Less than » Two witnesses
Recompense/restitution » The eye for an eye law
Witness » The necessity of more than one witness for anything to be established
Witness » Two necessary to establish a fact
Witnesses » Two or more needed to convict
Courts of justice » The accused » The evidence of two or more witnesses required in
Evidence » Laws concerning
Murder » To be proved by two witnesses at least
Punishment » Death penalty » Not done » Less than » Two witnesses
Recompense/restitution » The eye for an eye law
Witness » The necessity of more than one witness for anything to be established
Witness » Two necessary to establish a fact
Witnesses » Two or more needed to convict
Deuteronomy 19:16 (show verse)
When a malicious witness takes the stand against a man and accuses him,
Deuteronomy 19:17 (show verse)
then both must stand with their dispute in the LORD's presence, the priests, and the judges at that time.
Deuteronomy 19:18 (show verse)
The judges will investigate thoroughly. If the false witness lies in testifying against his relative,
Courts of justice » Judges of » To investigate every case
Diligence » Required by God in » Discharging official duties
Diligence » Discharging official duties
Evidence » Laws concerning
Recompense/restitution » The eye for an eye law
Slander » Punishment for
Swearing falsely » False witnesses guilty of
Witness » The necessity of more than one witness for anything to be established
Diligence » Required by God in » Discharging official duties
Diligence » Discharging official duties
Evidence » Laws concerning
Recompense/restitution » The eye for an eye law
Slander » Punishment for
Swearing falsely » False witnesses guilty of
Witness » The necessity of more than one witness for anything to be established
Deuteronomy 19:19 (show verse)
do to him just as he intended to do to his relative. By doing this you will purge evil from your midst.
Deuteronomy 19:20 (show verse)
When others hear of this, they will be afraid and will not do such an evil deed again in your midst.
Deuteronomy 19:21 (show verse)
Your eyes must not show pity life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot."
Evidence » Laws concerning
Pity » Not to be shown to offenders
Punishments » Were inflicted » Without pity
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Retaliation or injuring according to the injury done
Recompense/restitution » The eye for an eye law
Slander » Punishment for
Witness » The necessity of more than one witness for anything to be established
Pity » Not to be shown to offenders
Punishments » Were inflicted » Without pity
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Retaliation or injuring according to the injury done
Recompense/restitution » The eye for an eye law
Slander » Punishment for
Witness » The necessity of more than one witness for anything to be established