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:
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)“But suppose someone is hostile toward a neighbor and deliberately ambushes and murders him and then flees to one of the cities of refuge.

Context of Deuteronomy 19:11

9because you carefully follow all these laws I command you today—to love the Lord your God and to walk always in obedience to him—then you are to set aside three more cities. 10Do this so that innocent blood will not be shed in your land, which the Lord your God is giving you as your inheritance, and so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed. But if out of hate someone lies in wait, assaults and kills a neighbor, and then flees to one of these cities, 12the 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. 13Show no pity. You must purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, so that it may go well with you.

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“Cursed is anyone who kills their neighbor secretly.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
• Genesis 9:6“Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind.
• Exodus 21:12“Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death.
• Numbers 35:16“ ‘If anyone strikes someone a fatal blow with an iron object, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.
• Proverbs 28:17Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder will seek refuge in the grave; let no one hold them back.

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

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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