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

9you must designate three additional cities of refuge. (He will give you this land if you are careful to obey all the commands I have given you—if you always love the Lord your God and walk in his ways.) 10That way you will prevent the death of innocent people in the land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession. You will not be held responsible for the death of innocent people. “But suppose someone is hostile toward a neighbor and deliberately ambushes and murders him and then flees to one of the cities of refuge. 12In that case, the elders of the murderer’s hometown must send agents to the city of refuge to bring him back and hand him over to the dead person’s avenger to be put to death. 13Do not feel sorry for that murderer! Purge from Israel the guilt of murdering innocent people; then all will 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 attacks a neighbor in secret.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
• Genesis 9:6If anyone takes a human life, that person’s life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings in his own image.
• Exodus 21:12“Anyone who assaults and kills another person must be put to death.
• Numbers 35:16“But if someone strikes and kills another person with a piece of iron, it is murder, and the murderer must be executed.
• Proverbs 28:17A murderer’s tormented conscience will drive him into the grave. Don’t protect 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
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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