Deuteronomy 19:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,”
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“If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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:”
King James Version · Public Domain“But if any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally so that he dieth, and he flee into one of these cities;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And when a man is hating his neighbour, and hath lain in wait for him, and risen against him, and smitten him--the life, and he hath died, and he hath fled unto one of these cities,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 19:11 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 9:5And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
- Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
- Exodus 21:12Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
- Exodus 21:14But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
- Numbers 35:16If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.
- Numbers 35:24then the congregation must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.
- Deuteronomy 27:24‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- Proverbs 28:17A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.
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