Deuteronomy 19:11

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,

KJV

But 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

But 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

But 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;

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וְכִי־ ve·khi- and if H3588 יִהְיֶה yih·yeh he will be H1961 אִישׁ 'ish anyone H376 שֹׂנֵא so·ne' hating H8130 לְרֵעֵהוּ le·re·'e·hu (to) neighbor his H7453 וְאָרַב ve·'a·rav and he will lie in wait H693 לוֹ lo for (the) him H9033 וְקָם ve·kam and he will rise up H6965 עָלָיו 'a·lav on him H5921 וְהִכָּהוּ ve·hi·ka·hu and he will strike him H5221 נֶפֶשׁ ne·fesh life H5315 וָמֵת va·met and he will die H4191 וְנָס ve·nas and he will flee H5127 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 אַחַת 'a·chat one of H259 הֶעָרִים he·'a·rim the cities H5892 הָאֵל ha·'el (the) these H411

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–13

Here is the law settled between the blood of the murdered, and the blood of the murderer; provision is made, that the cities of refuge should be a protection, so that a man should not die for that as a crime, which was not his willing act. In Christ, the Lord our Righteousness, refuge is provided for those who by faith flee unto him. But there is no refuge in Jesus Christ for presumptuous sinners, who go on still in their trespasses. Those who flee to Christ from their sins, shall be safe in him, but not those who expect to be sheltered by him in their sins.

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Homicide

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.