Deuteronomy 19:11
What does Deuteronomy 19:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 19:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000But if any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally so that he dieth, and he flee into one of these cities;
KJV
King James Version · 1611But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901But if any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally so that he dieth, and he flee into one of these cities;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But if any man has hate for his neighbour, and waiting for him secretly makes an attack on him and gives him a blow causing his death, and then goes in flight to one of these towns;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`And when a man is hating his neighbour, and hath lain in wait for him, and risen against him, and smitten him--the life, and he hath died, and he hath fled unto one of these cities,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But if any man hating his neighbour, lie in wait for his life, and rise and strike him, and he die, and he flee to one of the cities aforesaid,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890But if a man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and he flee into one of these cities,
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 9:6
Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
- Exodus 21:12
He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death.
- Deuteronomy 27:24
Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbor in secret. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Proverbs 28:17
A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; let no man stay him.
- Numbers 35:24
then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;
- Numbers 35:16
But if he smote him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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