Numbers 35:21

World English Bible (2000)

or in enmity struck him with his hand, so that he died; he who struck him shall surely be put to death; he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death, when he meets him.

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  • Num 35:16-20
    5 verses
    93%

    16 "'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.

    17 If he struck him with a stone in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

    18 Or if he struck him with a weapon of wood in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

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

    20 If he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died,

  • 84%

    12 "One who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death,

    13 but not if it is unintentional, but God allows it to happen: then I will appoint you a place where he shall flee.

    14 If a man schemes and comes presumptuously on his neighbor to kill him, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

    15 "Anyone who attacks his father or his mother shall be surely put to death.

    16 "Anyone who kidnaps someone and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

    17 "Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

    18 "If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he doesn't die, but is confined to bed;

    19 if he rises again and walks around with his staff, then he who struck him shall be cleared: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall provide for his healing until he is thoroughly healed.

    20 "If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

  • Num 35:22-25
    4 verses
    83%

    22 "'But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,

    23 or with any stone, by which a man may die, not seeing him, and cast it on him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;

    24 then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;

    25 and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, where he was fled: and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

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

    12 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.

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

  • Lev 24:17-18
    2 verses
    80%

    17 "'He who strikes any man mortally shall surely be put to death.

    18 He who strikes an animal mortally shall make it good, life for life.

  • Deut 19:4-6
    3 verses
    79%

    4 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;

    5 as when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to chop wood, and his hand fetches a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle, and lights on his neighbor, so that he dies; he shall flee to one of these 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 strike him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he didn't hate him in time past.

  • Josh 20:5-6
    2 verses
    78%

    5 If the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver up the manslayer into his hand; because he struck his neighbor unintentionally, and didn't hate him before.

    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 manslayer shall return, and come to his own city, and to his own house, to the city he fled from.'"

  • Num 35:30-31
    2 verses
    78%

    30 "'Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.

    31 "'Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.

  • Num 35:27-28
    2 verses
    78%

    27 and the avenger of blood find him outside of the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kill the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,

    28 because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.

  • Lev 24:20-21
    2 verses
    76%

    20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has injured someone, so shall it be done to him.

    21 He who kills an animal shall make it good; and he who kills a man shall be put to death.

  • 9 but you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

  • 21 Your eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • 21 "You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, 'You shall not murder;' and 'Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.'

  • 7 The hand of the witnesses shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from the midst of you.

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    23 But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,

    24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

  • 1 If one be found slain in the land which Yahweh your God gives you to possess it, lying in the field, and it isn't known who has struck him;

  • 2 If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.

  • Num 35:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11 then you shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.

    12 The cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer not die, until he stands before the congregation for judgment.

  • 15 David called one of the young men, and said, "Go near, and fall on him." He struck him, so that he died.

  • 19 then you shall do to him as he had thought to do to his brother: so you shall put away the evil from the midst of you.

  • 6 Whoever sheds man's blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.

  • 6 therefore, as I live, says the Lord Yahweh, I will prepare you for blood, and blood shall pursue you: since you have not hated blood, therefore blood shall pursue you.

  • 17 A man who is tormented by life blood will be a fugitive until death; no one will support him.

  • 3 that the manslayer who kills any person accidentally or unintentionally may flee there. They shall be to you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.