Deuteronomy 19:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

And this is the case of the manslayer who shall flee there, that he may live: Whoever kills his neighbor unintentionally, whom he did not hate in time past;

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Now this is the case of the manslayer who may flee there and live: whoever strikes his neighbor unintentionally, without prior malice,

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And this is the case{H1697} of the manslayer,{H7523} that shall flee{H5127} thither and live:{H2425} whoso killeth{H5221} his neighbor{H7453} unawares,{H1097} and hated{H8130} him not in time{H8543} past;{H8032}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And this is the case{H1697} of the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)}, which shall flee{H5127}{(H8799)} thither, that he may live{H2425}{(H8804)}: Whoso killeth{H5221}{(H8686)} his neighbour{H7453} ignorantly{H1097}{H1847}, whom he hated{H8130}{(H8802)} not in time{H8543} past{H8032};

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And this is the cause of the sleyer that shal flee thither and be saued: Yf he smyte his neghboure ignorantly and hated him not in tyme passed:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And this shalbe the cause, that whosoeuer hath committed a slaughter, maye flye thyther, and lyue.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    This also is ye cause wherfore the manslaier shal flee thither, and liue: who so killeth his neighbor ignorantly, and hated him not in time passed:

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For this cause must the slayer flee thyther, that he may lyue: Who so kylleth his neighbour ignorauntly, and hated hym not in tyme passed:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    This is the case of the manslayer, that shall flee there and live: whoever kills his neighbor unawares, and didn't hate him in time past;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And this `is' the matter of the man-slayer who fleeth thither, and hath lived: He who smiteth his neighbour unknowingly, and is not hating him heretofore,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And this is the case of the manslayer, that shall flee thither and live: whoso killeth his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in time past;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And this is the case of the manslayer, that shall flee thither and live: whoso killeth his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in time past;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    This is to be the rule for anyone who goes in flight there, after causing the death of his neighbour in error and not through hate;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    This is the case of the manslayer, that shall flee there and live: whoever kills his neighbor unawares, and didn't hate him in time past;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Now this is the law pertaining to one who flees there in order to live, if he has accidentally killed another without hating him at the time of the accident.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 35:15-24 : 15 These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the traveler among them: that anyone who kills any person accidentally may flee there. 16 And if he strikes him with an iron instrument, so that he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 17 And if he strikes him with throwing a stone, by which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 18 Or if he strikes him with a wooden hand weapon, by which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 19 The avenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meets him, he shall slay him. 20 But if he pushes him out of hatred, or hurls at him by lying in wait so that he dies; 21 Or in enmity strikes him with his hand, so that he dies, he who struck him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meets him. 22 But if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws anything upon him without lying in wait, 23 Or with any stone, by which a man may die, seeing him not, and throw it upon him, so that he dies, and was not his enemy, nor sought his harm: 24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these judgments:
  • Deut 4:42 : 42 That the slayer might flee there, who should kill his neighbor unintentionally, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing to one of these cities he might live:
  • Deut 19:6 : 6 Lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer while his heart is hot and overtake him, because the way is long, and kill him; though he was not worthy of death, since he did not hate him in time past.
  • Josh 3:4 : 4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before.
  • 1 Chr 11:2 : 2 Moreover, in times past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led and brought in Israel. And the LORD your God said to you, You shall shepherd my people Israel, and you shall be ruler over my people Israel.
  • Isa 30:33 : 33 For Tophet is ordained of old; yes, for the king it is prepared; he has made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, kindles it.
  • Gen 31:2 : 2 And Jacob noticed the expression of Laban, and behold, it was not toward him as before.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Deut 4:42
    89%

    42 That the slayer might flee there, who should kill his neighbor unintentionally, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing to one of these cities he might live:

  • Josh 20:2-6
    5 verses
    87%

    2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Set apart cities of refuge for yourselves, of which I spoke to you through Moses:

    3 That the slayer who kills any person unintentionally and unknowingly may flee there: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

    4 And when he who flees to one of those cities shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city and shall declare his case in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city to them and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.

    5 And if the avenger of blood pursues him, they shall not deliver the slayer into his hand because he struck his neighbor unintentionally and did not hate him beforehand.

    6 And he shall dwell in that city until he stands before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then the slayer shall return to his own city and to his own house, to the city from which he fled.

  • Deut 19:5-7
    3 verses
    84%

    5 As when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and his hand swings the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies, he shall flee to one of those cities and live:

    6 Lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer while his heart is hot and overtake him, because the way is long, and kill him; though he was not worthy of death, since he did not hate him in time past.

    7 Therefore I command you, saying, You shall set apart three cities for yourself.

  • Deut 19:10-13
    4 verses
    82%

    10 That innocent blood may not be shed in your land, which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance, and thus blood guilt be upon you.

    11 But if any man hates his neighbor, and lies in wait for him, and rises against him, and strikes him mortally so that he dies, and flees into one of these cities;

    12 Then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, so that he may die.

    13 Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall remove the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you.

  • Josh 20:9
    82%

    9 These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger residing among them, that whoever kills any person unintentionally might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stands before the congregation.

  • Num 35:11-13
    3 verses
    82%

    11 Then you shall appoint cities for yourselves to be cities of refuge; that the slayer may flee there, who kills any person accidentally.

    12 And they shall be for you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer may not die, until he stands before the congregation in judgment.

    13 And of these cities which you shall give, you shall have six cities for refuge.

  • Deut 19:2-3
    2 verses
    78%

    2 You shall set apart three cities for yourself in the midst of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess.

    3 You shall prepare a road for yourself, and divide the territory of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to inherit, into three parts, so that every manslayer may flee there.

  • Num 35:15-29
    15 verses
    78%

    15 These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the traveler among them: that anyone who kills any person accidentally may flee there.

    16 And if he strikes him with an iron instrument, so that he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

    17 And if he strikes him with throwing a stone, by which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

    18 Or if he strikes him with a wooden hand weapon, by which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

    19 The avenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meets him, he shall slay him.

    20 But if he pushes him out of hatred, or hurls at him by lying in wait so that he dies;

    21 Or in enmity strikes him with his hand, so that he dies, he who struck him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meets him.

    22 But if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws anything upon him without lying in wait,

    23 Or with any stone, by which a man may die, seeing him not, and throw it upon him, so that he dies, and was not his enemy, nor sought his harm:

    24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these judgments:

    25 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, where he had fled: and he shall abide in it until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

    26 But if the slayer shall at any time come outside the border of the city of his refuge, where he had fled;

    27 And the avenger of blood finds him outside the borders of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

    28 Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return to the land of his possession.

    29 So these things shall be for a statute of judgment to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

  • Exod 21:12-14
    3 verses
    75%

    12 He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death.

    13 However, if he did not lie in wait, but God delivered him into his hand, then I will appoint a place for you where he may flee.

    14 But if a man acts presumptuously against his neighbor, to kill him with guile, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

  • Deut 21:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 If someone is found slain in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, lying in the field, and it is not known who has slain him,

    2 Then your elders and your judges shall come forth, and they shall measure to the cities which are around him that is slain;

  • Num 15:28-29
    2 verses
    71%

    28 And the priest shall make atonement for the soul that sins ignorantly, when he sins by ignorance before the LORD, to make atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him.

    29 You shall have one law for him who sins through ignorance, both for him who is native among the children of Israel and for the stranger who lives among them.

  • Lev 4:2
    70%

    2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, If a soul sins through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and does against any of them:

  • Num 35:32
    70%

    32 And you shall take no ransom for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.

  • Prov 28:17
    69%

    17 A person who does violence to the blood of anyone shall flee to the pit; let no one stop him.

  • Deut 22:26
    69%

    26 But to the young woman you shall do nothing; there is in the young woman no sin worthy of death; for just as when a man rises against his neighbor and kills him, even so is this matter.

  • Lev 4:27
    69%

    27 And if any one of the common people sins through ignorance, while doing something against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty;

  • Num 35:6
    68%

    6 And among the cities which you shall give to the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which you shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee there: and to them you shall add forty-two cities.

  • Deut 19:19
    68%

    19 Then you shall do to him as he thought to have done to his brother; so you shall put away the evil from among you.

  • Lev 5:18
    68%

    18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish from the flock, valued by you, for a trespass offering, to the priest: and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his ignorance in which he erred and did not know it, and it shall be forgiven him.

  • Lev 24:17
    68%

    17 And he who kills any man shall surely be put to death.