Parallel Verses
Amplified
The blood avenger shall himself put the murderer to death; he shall put him to death when he meets 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.
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 35:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cities Of Refuge
18 Or if he struck his victim down [intentionally] with a wooden object in hand, which may cause a person to die, and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall certainly be put to death. 19 The blood avenger shall himself put the murderer to death; he shall put him to death when he meets him. 20 But if he pushed his victim out of hatred or threw something at him with malicious intent, and he died,
Cross References
Numbers 35:21
or if, in enmity, he struck the victim down with his hand, and he died, the one that struck the victim shall certainly be put to death; he is a murderer. The blood avenger shall put the murderer to death when he meets him.
Deuteronomy 19:6
otherwise the
Deuteronomy 19:12
then the elders of his own city shall send for him and have him taken back from there and turn him over to the avenger of blood, so that he may be put to death.
Joshua 20:3
so that the person (manslayer) who kills any person unintentionally,
Joshua 20:5
If the blood avenger pursues him, they shall not hand the offender (manslayer) over to him, because he killed his neighbor
Numbers 35:12
The cities shall be to you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who has caused the death of another will not be killed until he has had a [fair] trial before the congregation.
Numbers 35:24
then the congregation shall judge between the offender and the blood avenger according to these ordinances.
Numbers 35:27
and the blood avenger finds him outside the border of his city of refuge and kills the offender, the blood avenger will not be guilty of murder,