Deuteronomy 19:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Deuteronomy 19:12 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“then the elders of his city have sent and taken him from thence, and given him into the hand of the redeemer of blood, and he hath died;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 19:12 — 6 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:
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 27:24‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- 2 Samuel 14:7Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of the brother whom he killed. Then we will cut off the heir as well!’ So they would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on the earth.”
- 1 Kings 2:5Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.
- 1 Kings 2:28When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.
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