11 “But (A)if there is a person who hates his neighbor, and waits in ambush for him and rises up against him and strikes [a]him so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities, 12 then the elders of his city shall send men and take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood, so that he may die. 13 [b](B)You shall not pity him, but (C)you shall eliminate the guilt for the bloodshed of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well for 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 out of hate someone lies in wait, assaults and kills a neighbor,(A) and then flees to one of these cities, 12 the killer shall be sent for by the town elders, be brought back from the city, and be handed over to the avenger of blood to die. 13 Show no pity.(B) You must purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood,(C) so that it may go well with you.

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