Deuteronomy 19:11-13
Lexham English Bible
11 But if someone hates[a] his neighbor and lies in wait for him and rises up[b] against him and murders him,[c] and the murderer flees to one of these cities, 12 then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there, and they shall give him into the hand of the avenger of blood, and he shall be put to death. 13 Your eye shall not take pity on him, and you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that good will be directed toward you.[d]
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- Deuteronomy 19:11 Hebrew “is hating”
- Deuteronomy 19:11 Or “gets up”
- Deuteronomy 19:11 Literally “and strikes him mortally with regard to his life and he dies”
- Deuteronomy 19:13 Literally “and good shall be for you” or “it shall be good for you”
Deuteronomy 19:11-13
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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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