then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.
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then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.
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Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
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then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;
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Passages linked to Numbers 35:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 20:6 He shall dwell in that city until he stands before the congregation for judgment, until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days. Then the man slayer shall return, and come to his own city, and to his own house, to the city he fled from.’ ”
- Numbers 35:12 The cities shall be for your refuge from the avenger, that the man slayer not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain That is, his next kinsman.
That is, his next kinsman.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain If the man-slayer flee to the city of refuge.
If the man-slayer flee to the city of refuge.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then the congregation,.... That is, the court of judicature,…
Then the congregation,.... That is, the court of judicature, assembled together to hear and try this cause:
shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood; shall hear what both have to say, and pass sentence:
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according to these judgments; these judicial laws and rules of judgment before delivered, exemplified in various cases.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Then - If the man-slayer flee to to the…
Then - If the man-slayer flee to to the city of refuge.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 24. These judgments — The provisions of this statute.
24. These judgments — The provisions of this statute.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 24. according to these judgements] i.e. guided by the…
24. according to these judgements] i.e. guided by the foregoing specimen cases. A similar type of rule, based on hypothetical cases, is seen in the ‘Judgements’ in Exo_21:1 to Exo_22:17.
24–28. The legal procedure in the case of accidental homicide.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 the avenger of blood
the avenger of blood
Here the word "blood" is a metonym for the murder. See how you translated this phrase in Numbers 35:19. AT: "the one who avenges the murder" or "the relative seeking vengeance" (See: Metonymy)
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The community must rescue the accused
This means if the community judges that the death was accidental then they must save the accused man from the relative who wants to kill him. If the community judges that the death was not accidental, then the relative must execute the accused man. (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
the one who was anointed with the holy oil
This can be stated in active form. AT: "the one you anointed with holy oil" (See: Active or Passive)
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judge
accuse
avenge
power
refuge
high priest
anoint
holy
oil
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 35:24-25 If the slayer was cleared of the murder…
35:24-25 If the slayer was cleared of the murder charge in his trial or hearing before the community (cp. Deut 19:11-12), he had to remain in the city of refuge to which he fled, and the avenger was not supposed to seek revenge, because the slayer was not guilty of murder. • until the death of the high priest: The priest’s death probably provided a kind of expiation for the blood that had been shed; even though the slayer was innocent of murder, human bloodshed had polluted the land (Num 35:33; cp. Gen 4:10-11).
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