Deuteronomy 19:11

Deuteronomy 19:11 in other versions

• King James Version (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:
• New International Version (NIV)But if out of hate someone lies in wait, assaults and kills a neighbor, and then flees to one of these cities,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But if anyone hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and attacks him and strikes him fatally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But if anyone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises against him and strikes him mortally, so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities,

Context of Deuteronomy 19:11

9provided you keep every one of these commands I am giving you today and follow them, loving the Lord your God and walking in his ways at all times — you are to add three more cities to these three. 10In this way, innocent blood will not be shed, and you will not become guilty of bloodshed in the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance. But if someone hates his neighbor, lies in ambush for him, attacks him, and strikes him fatally, and flees to one of these cities, 12the elders of his city are to send for him, take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood and he will die. 13Do not look on him with pity but purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, and you will prosper.

Deuteronomy 19:11 word by word

וְכִֽי־יִהְיֶ֥ה אִישׁ֙ שֹׂנֵ֣א לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ וְאָ֤רַב לוֹ֙ וְקָ֣ם עָלָ֔יו וְהִכָּ֥הוּ נֶ֖פֶשׁ וָמֵ֑ת וְנָ֕ס אֶל־אַחַ֖ת הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But if any manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• his neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• and lie in waitאָרַב'ârab · to ambushH693
• for him, and rise upקוּםqûm · to arise: attackH6965
• against him, and smiteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• him mortallyנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• that he dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• and fleethנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• into oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of theseאֵל'êl · theseH411
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 19:11

• Deuteronomy 27:24‘The one who secretly kills his neighbor is cursed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
• Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds human blood, by humans his blood will be shed, for God made humans in his image.
• Exodus 21:12“Whoever strikes a person so that he dies must be put to death.
• Numbers 35:16“If anyone strikes a person with an iron object and death results, he is a murderer; the murderer must be put to death.
• Proverbs 28:17Someone burdened by bloodguilt will be a fugitive until death. Let no one help him.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 19:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11If any man hate his neighbor - See on Exodus 21:13; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-13Verses 1-13 This and the next two chapters contain enactments designed to protect human life, and to impress its sanctity on Israel. In Deuteronomy 19:1-13 the directions respecting the preparation of the roads to the cities of refuge, the provision of additional cities in case of an extension of territory, and the intervention of the elders as representing the congregation, are unique to Deuteronomy and supplementary to the laws on the same subject given…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The Hebrew word translated as a man hates indicates a long-lasting hateful attitude. This attitude could be used as evidence that the person was likely to commit a crime and probably did it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-132. Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land--Goelism, or the duty of the nearest kinsmen to avenge the death of a slaughtered relative, being the customary law of that age (as it still is among the Arabs and other people of the East), Moses incorporated it in an improved form with his legislative code. For the protection of the unintentional homicide, he provided certain cities of refuge--three had been destined for this purpose…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 19:11

• Avenger of Blood
• Homicide
• Refuge

In the dictionaries

• Add
• Avenger of blood
• City
• Landmark
• Murder
• Remove
• Assassination
• Atonement, Day of
• Courts, Judicial
• Criticism

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings