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11 “But (A)if there is a man who hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and rises up against him and strikes down [a]his life so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities, 12 then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there and give him over into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. 13 [b](B)You shall not pity him, but (C)you shall purge the blood of the innocent from Israel, that it may go well with you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 19:11 Lit him in the soul
  2. Deuteronomy 19:13 Lit Your eye

11 “But if someone at enmity with another lies in wait and attacks and takes the life of that person and flees into one of these cities, 12 then the elders of the killer’s city shall send to have the culprit taken from there and handed over to the avenger of blood to be put to death. 13 Show no pity; you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may go well with you.(A)

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