Numbers 35:21

אוֹ בְאֵיבָה הִכָּהוּ בְיָדוֹ וַיָּמֹת מֽוֹת ־ יוּמַת הַמַּכֶּה רֹצֵחַֽ הוּא גֹּאֵל הַדָּם יָמִית אֶת ־ הָרֹצֵחַ בְּפִגְעוֹ ־ בֽוֹ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.

In Context

20וְאִם ־ בְּשִׂנְאָה יֶהְדָּפֶנּוּ אֽוֹ ־ הִשְׁלִיךְ עָלָיו בִּצְדִיָּה וַיָּמֹֽת ׃

22וְאִם ־ בְּפֶתַע בְּלֹא ־ אֵיבָה הֲדָפוֹ אוֹ ־ הִשְׁלִיךְ עָלָיו כָּל ־ כְּלִי בְּלֹא צְדִיָּֽה ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 4:14הֵן גֵּרַשְׁתָּ אֹתִי הַיּוֹם מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָֽאֲדָמָה וּמִפָּנֶיךָ אֶסָּתֵר וְהָיִיתִי נָע וָנָד בָּאָרֶץ וְהָיָה כָל ־ מֹצְאִי יַֽהַרְגֵֽנִי ׃

Numbers 35:19גֹּאֵל הַדָּם הוּא יָמִית אֶת ־ הָרֹצֵחַ בְּפִגְעוֹ ־ בוֹ הוּא יְמִיתֶֽנּוּ ׃

Matthew Henry on Numbers 35:10-34

The Cities of Refuge. ( b. c. 1452.) 9 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan; 11 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. 12 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment. 13 And of these cities which ye shall give… Read the whole commentary →

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