EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Deuteronomy 19:11
11But perhaps somebody does hate another person. He may hide himself so that he can catch his enemy. Then he may attack him and kill him. After that, he may run to one of the safe cities.
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
9you must continue to obey all the commands that I am giving you today. You must continue to love the Lord your God and live in a way that pleases him. Then, when your land becomes bigger, you must choose three more cities to be safe cities. 10You must not punish with death people who are not guilty. That would make you guilty yourselves. That must not happen in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. But perhaps somebody does hate another person. He may hide himself so that he can catch his enemy. Then he may attack him and kill him. After that, he may run to one of the safe cities. 12If he does that, the leaders of his own town must fetch him back. They must bring him to the dead person's relative. He must die as his punishment. 13Do not be sorry for him. You must punish murderers with death. Then Israel will not be guilty of evil acts. If you do that, everything will be well for you.
Read all of Deuteronomy 19Deuteronomy 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‘God will curse anyone who murders anyone secretly.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Yes, we agree!’
- Genesis 9:6God made people so that they were like himself. So if anyone kills a human, another human must kill him.
- Exodus 21:12Perhaps a person may hit another person so that he dies. You must punish the murderer with death.
- Numbers 35:16Murderers are different. You must kill a murderer. Maybe someone hits another person with a heavy iron tool. If the person dies, the murderer must also die.
- Proverbs 28:17Someone who is guilty of murder will be running until he dies. Nobody should help him to escape.
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
In the dictionaries
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
EasyEnglish Bible 2018 — Copyright © MissionAssist 2018
Commentaries