This is the case of the man slayer who shall flee there and live: Whoever kills his neighbor unintentionally, and didn’t hate him in time past— as when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to chop wood and his hand swings the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle and hits his neighbor so that he dies—he shall flee to one of these cities and live. Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the man slayer while hot anger is in his heart and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him mortally, even though he was not worthy of death, because he didn’t hate him in time past. Therefore I command you to set apart three cities for yourselves. If Yahweh your God enlarges your border, as he has sworn to your fathers, and gives you all the land which he promised to give to your fathers; and if you keep all this commandment to do it, which I command you today, to love Yahweh your God, and to walk ever in his ways, then you shall add three cities more for yourselves, in addition to these three. This is so that innocent blood will not be shed in the middle of your land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance, leaving blood guilt on you. But if any man hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises up against him, strikes him mortally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities; then the elders of his city shall send and bring him there, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the innocent blood from Israel that it may go well with you.
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When Yahweh your God cuts off the nations whose land Yahweh your God gives you, and you succeed them and dwell in their cities and in their houses, you shall set apart three cities for yourselves in the middle of your land, which Yahweh your God gives you to possess. You shall prepare the way, and divide the borders of your land which Yahweh your God causes you to inherit into three parts, that every man slayer may flee there. This is the case of the man slayer who shall flee there and live: Whoever kills his neighbor unintentionally, and didn’t hate him in time past— as when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to chop wood and his hand swings the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle and hits his neighbor so that he dies—he shall flee to one of these cities and live. Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the man slayer while hot anger is in his heart and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him mortally, even though he was not worthy of death, because he didn’t hate him in time past. Therefore I command you to set apart three cities for yourselves. If Yahweh your God enlarges your border, as he has sworn to your fathers, and gives you all the land which he promised to give to your fathers; and if you keep all this commandment to do it, which I command you today, to love Yahweh your God, and to walk ever in his ways, then you shall add three cities more for yourselves, in addition to these three. This is so that innocent blood will not be shed in the middle of your land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance, leaving blood guilt on you. But if any man hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises up against him, strikes him mortally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities; then the elders of his city shall send and bring him there, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the innocent blood from Israel that it may go well with you.
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This is the case of the man slayer who shall flee there and live: Whoever kills his neighbor unintentionally, and didn’t hate him in time past—
as when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to chop wood and his hand swings the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle and hits his neighbor so that he dies—he shall flee to one of these cities and live.
Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the man slayer while hot anger is in his heart and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him mortally, even though he was not worthy of death, because he didn’t hate him in time past.
Therefore I command you to set apart three cities for yourselves.
If Yahweh your God enlarges your border, as he has sworn to your fathers, and gives you all the land which he promised to give to your fathers;
and if you keep all this commandment to do it, which I command you today, to love Yahweh your God, and to walk ever in his ways, then you shall add three cities more for yourselves, in addition to these three.
This is so that innocent blood will not be shed in the middle of your land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance, leaving blood guilt on you.
But if any man hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises up against him, strikes him mortally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities;
then the elders of his city shall send and bring him there, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the innocent blood from Israel that it may go well with you.
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And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;
As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.
And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;
If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:
That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.
But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:
Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
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And this is the case of the manslayer, that shall flee thither and live: whoso killeth his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in time past;
as when a man goeth into the forest with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of these cities and live;
lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not deserving of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
Wherefore I command thee, saying: 'Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.'
And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy border, as He hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which He promised to give unto thy fathers —
if thou shalt keep all this commandment to do it, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in His ways — then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three;
that innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.
But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die; and he flee into one of these cities;
then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the blood of the innocent from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
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- 1 Kings 2:31 (vv10, 13) The king said to him, “Do as he has said, and fall on him, and bury him; that you may take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause,…
- Numbers 35:15-24 (v4) For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the foreigner living among them, shall these six cities be for refuge, that…
- Deuteronomy 7:2 (v13) and when Yahweh your God delivers them up before you, and you strike them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant…
- Deuteronomy 7:16 (v13) You shall consume all the peoples whom Yahweh your God shall deliver to you. Your eye shall not pity them. You shall not serve their gods;…
- Deuteronomy 21:9 (v13) So you shall put away the innocent blood from among you, when you shall do that which is right in Yahweh’s eyes.
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- Numbers 35:33-34 (v13) “ ‘So you shall not pollute the land where you live; for blood pollutes the land. No atonement can be made for the land, for the blood that…
- Joshua 20:7-8 (v9) They set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (also called…
- 2 Samuel 21:1 (v13) There was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Yahweh. Yahweh said, “It is for…
- Proverbs 6:17 (v10) arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
- Isaiah 59:7 (v10) Their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity. Desolation and destruction are in…
- Genesis 9:6 (vv11, 13) Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.
- Genesis 15:18-21 (v8) In that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I have given this land to your offspring, from the river of Egypt to the great…
- Exodus 23:31 (v8) I will set your border from the Red Sea even to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River; for I will deliver the…
- Exodus 34:24 (v8) For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither shall any man desire your land when you go up to appear before…
- Leviticus 24:17 (v13) “ ‘He who strikes any man mortally shall surely be put to death.
- Leviticus 24:21 (v13) He who kills an animal shall make it good; and he who kills a man shall be put to death.
- Numbers 35:12 (v6) The cities shall be for your refuge from the avenger, that the man slayer not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.
- Numbers 35:16-21 (v11) “ ‘But if he struck him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death. If he…
- Deuteronomy 4:42 (v4) that the man slayer might flee there, who kills his neighbor unintentionally and didn’t hate him in time past, and that fleeing to one of…
- Deuteronomy 11:22-25 (v9) For if you shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you—to do them, to love Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways,…
- Deuteronomy 12:20 (v8) When Yahweh your God enlarges your border, as he has promised you, and you say, “I want to eat meat,” because your soul desires to eat…
- Deuteronomy 12:32 (v9) Whatever thing I command you, that you shall observe to do. You shall not add to it, nor take away from it.
- Deuteronomy 13:8 (v13) you shall not consent to him nor listen to him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare, neither shall you conceal him;
- Deuteronomy 25:12 (v13) then you shall cut off her hand. Your eye shall have no pity.
- Deuteronomy 27:24 (v11) ‘Cursed is he who secretly kills his neighbor.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
- 2 Samuel 21:14 (v13) They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father: and they performed…
- Ezekiel 16:5 (v13) No eye pitied you, to do any of these things to you, to have compassion on you; but you were cast out in the open field, because you were…
- Matthew 27:4-5 (v10) saying, “I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? You see to it.” He threw down the pieces of…
- Genesis 28:14 (v8) Your offspring will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the…
- Genesis 31:2 (v4) Jacob saw the expression on Laban’s face, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
- Exodus 21:12-14 (v11) “One who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death, but not if it is unintentional, but God allows it to happen; then I…
- Numbers 35:24 (v11) then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.
- Numbers 35:25 (v5) The congregation shall deliver the man slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city…
- Numbers 35:33 (v10) “ ‘So you shall not pollute the land where you live; for blood pollutes the land. No atonement can be made for the land, for the blood that…
- Deuteronomy 11:24-25 (v8) Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates,…
- Deuteronomy 19:6 (v4) Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the man slayer while hot anger is in his heart and overtake him, because the way is long, and…
- Deuteronomy 19:13 (v10) Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the innocent blood from Israel that it may go well with you.
- Deuteronomy 21:1-9 (v10) If someone is found slain in the land which Yahweh your God gives you to possess, lying in the field, and it isn’t known who has struck…
- Joshua 3:4 (v4) Yet there shall be a space between you and it of about two thousand cubits by measure—don’t come closer to it—that you may know the way by…
- 1 Kings 2:5-6 (v12) “Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, even what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, to Abner the…
- 1 Kings 2:28-34 (v12) This news came to Joab; for Joab had followed Adonijah, although he didn’t follow Absalom. Joab fled to Yahweh’s Tent, and held onto the…
- 1 Kings 4:21 (v8) Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and…
- 2 Kings 6:5-7 (v5) But as one was cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. Then he cried, and said, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.” The…
- 2 Kings 21:16 (v10) Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; in addition to his sin with which…
- 2 Kings 24:4 (v10) and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and Yahweh would not pardon.
- 1 Chronicles 11:2 (v4) In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. Yahweh your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd…
- Ezra 4:20 (v8) There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, was…
- Proverbs 27:12 (v5) A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
- Proverbs 28:17 (v11) A man who is tormented by life blood will be a fugitive until death; no one will support him.
- Isaiah 30:33 (v4) For his burning place has long been ready. Yes, for the king it is prepared. He has made its pyre deep and large with fire and much wood.…
- Isaiah 32:2 (v5) A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large…
- Jeremiah 7:6-7 (v10) if you don’t oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, and don’t shed innocent blood in this place, and don’t walk after other…
- Joel 3:19 (v10) Egypt will be a desolation, and Edom will be a desolate wilderness, for the violence done to the children of Judah, because they have shed…
- Jonah 1:14 (v10) Therefore they cried to Yahweh, and said, “We beg you, Yahweh, we beg you, don’t let us die for this man’s life, and don’t lay on us…
- Deuteronomy 21:22 (v6) If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,
- Joshua 20:5 (v6) If the avenger of blood pursues him, then they shall not deliver up the man slayer into his hand; because he struck his neighbor…
- 2 Samuel 14:7 (v6) Behold, the whole family has risen against your servant, and they say, ‘Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may kill him for the…
- Psalms 94:21 (v10) They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
- Jeremiah 26:15-16 (v6) Only know for certain that, if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its inhabitants; for…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13 That murder be not committed upon murder.
That murder be not committed upon murder.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12 Deu 19:4 And this [is] the case of the…
Deu 19:4 And this [is] the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;
Ver. 4. Whom he hated not in time past.] There is, first, a passion of hatred. This is a kind of averse ness and rising of the heart against a man, when one sees him, so that he cannot away with him, nor speak to him, nor look courteously or peaceably upon him, and by his goodwill he would have nothing to do with him. Secondly, there is a habit of hatred, when the heart is so settled in this alienation and estrangement, that it grows to wish, and desire, and seek his hurt. Both these must be mortified.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv6, 8, 12 This verse is to be joined with Deu 19:3,…
This verse is to be joined with Deu 19:3, as is evident, the 4th and 5th verses coming in as a parenthesis, which is usual in Scripture and other authors.
And slay him; which is supposed, but not allowed, as appears from the following words. But the avenger of blood is not to be punished with death for killing the manslayer, in case he found him without the borders of the city of refuge after he had been received there, Num 35:26,27, because then he was guilty of a new crime, to wit, a contempt of God’s ordinance, and a gross neglect of the duty of self-preservation, and therefore deserved death from God, who might permit it to be inflicted by the avenger of blood.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv4–13 And this is the case of the slayer, which…
And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live,.... It was not any slayer that might have protection in these cities, but such who were thus and thus circumstanced, or whose case was as follows:
whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly; without intention, as the Targum of Jonathan, did not design it, but was done by him unawares:
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whom he hated not in time past; had never shown by words or deeds that he had any hatred of him or enmity to him three days ago; so that if there were no marks of hatred, or proofs of it three days before this happened, it was reckoned an accidental thing, and not done on purpose, as this phrase is usually interpreted; see Exo 21:29.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv8–9 Enlarge thy coast - As far as Euphrates.
Enlarge thy coast - As far as Euphrates.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv9, 11 Verse 9. Shalt thou add three cities more] This…
Verse 9. Shalt thou add three cities more] This was afterwards found necessary, and accordingly six cities were appointed, three on either side Jordan. See Jos 21:1-3, c. In imitation of these cities of refuge the heathens had their asyla, and the Catholics their privileged altars. See Clarke on Ex 21:13 "Ex 21:14"; and "Nu 35:11", &c.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv8, 12 Deu 19:8-9. If the Lord thy God enlarge thy…
Deu 19:8-9. If the Lord thy God enlarge thy coast — As far as the Euphrates. If thou shalt keep all these commandments — This shows that the promise of enlarging their border was conditional, and the condition not being performed the promise was never accomplished, so that there was no need for three more cities of refuge. This the Jewish writers themselves own. “Yet the holy blessed God,” say they, “did not command it in vain, for in the days of Messiah the Prince, they shall be added.” They expect it in the letter: but we know it has in Christ its spiritual accomplishment. For the borders of the gospel Israel are enlarged according to the promise: and in the Lord our righteousness, refuge is provided for all that by faith flee to him.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv6, 7, 8, 12, 13 Grief. The law granted so much to the sudden…
Grief. The law granted so much to the sudden passion of a relation, who met the man slayer out of the cities of refuge, as not to punish him if he gave way to the dictates of vengeance, how unjust soever. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv6, 8 Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer,…
Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot--This verse is a continuation of Deu 19:3 (for Deu 19:4-5, which are explanatory, are in a parenthetical form), and the meaning is that if the kinsman of a person inadvertently killed should, under the impulse of sudden excitement and without inquiring into the circumstances, inflict summary vengeance on the homicide, however guiltless, the law tolerated such an act; it was to pass with impunity. But to prevent such precipitate measures, the cities of refuge were established for the reception of the homicide, that "innocent blood might not be shed in thy land" (Deu 19:10). In the case of premeditated murder (Deu 19:11-12), they afforded no immunity; but, if it were only manslaughter, the moment the fugitive was within the gates, he found himself in a safe asylum (Num 35:26-28; Jos 20:6).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv8, 11 8-10. Then shalt thou add — Here are directions…
8-10. Then shalt thou add — Here are directions for three additional cities of refuge in case the boundaries of the nation, should be in the future extended.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv4–13 4. And this is the case of] See note…
4. And this is the case of] See note on Deu_15:2, and the introd. to this law.
whoso smiteth his neighbour unawares … time past] See Deu_4:42, which has slayeth for smiteth.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv4, 8, 10, 11 Vers. 4-7. (cf. Num_35:11, etc.)
Vers. 4-7. (cf. Num_35:11, etc.)
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v6 Heb. "goel," Redemp. (Kinsman type). (See Scofield "Isa 59:20").
avenger
Heb. "goel," Redemp. (Kinsman type). (See Scofield "Isa 59:20").
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv4, 6, 8, 11 This is the law
This is the law
"These are the instructions" or "These are the directions"
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for the one who kills another
The word "person" is understood. AT: "for a person who kills another person" (See: Ellipsis)
who flees there
"and who escapes to one of these cities" or "who runs to one of these cities"
to live
"to save his own life." The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. AT: "so the family of the man who died does not kill him to get revenge" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
anyone who kills his neighbor unintentionally
Here "neighbor" means any person in general. AT: "any person who kills another person by accident"
and did not previously hate him
"but did not hate his neighbor before he killed him." This implies there was no cause for him to kill his neighbor purposely. (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
For example, if a man goes into the forest ... to cut wood
The author gives a hypothetical situation where a person accidentally kills another person. (See: Hypothetical Situations)
the ax head slips off of the handle
The iron part of the ax comes off the wooden handle.
strikes his neighbor and kills him
This means the head of the ax hits and kills the neighbor.
to one of these cities and save his life
It is implied that the family of the dead man may try to get revenge. The man who killed him can flee to one of these cities, and the people there would protect him. (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
translationWords
law, laws
life
neighbor
ax
die
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv4, 6, 9, 11, 13 19:4 A slayer who kills . . . unintentionally…
19:4 A slayer who kills . . . unintentionally does not plan ahead of time to commit the act (see 17:8).
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