Deuteronomy 19:11
in Deuteronomy 19If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,
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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;
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:
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This verse in Deuteronomy 19
Commentary
4 notes on this verseIt may be alluded to to show that in Jesus Christ there is no refuge for presumptuous sinners, that go on still in their trespasses. If we thus sin wilfully, sin and go on in it, there remains no sacrifice, Heb. x.
This site's exposition
if the Lord thy God enlarge thy coast
on Deuteronomy 19:8-13
Three cities become six if the border grows, and verse 9 makes the enlargement turn on loving the Lord thy God and walking ever in his ways, one of the six places this book commands love. Joshua 20:7-9 names all six cities, three west of Jordan and the three Moses had already set east of it at 4:41-43. Verses 11 to 13 turn the shelter around, since a man who lay in wait is fetched out by the elders of his own city and delivered to the avenger, and thine eye shall not pity him. Refuge turns on intent, and 1 Kings 2:28-34 has Solomon apply the same distinction when Joab takes hold of the horns of the altar.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
But if any man hate his neighbour,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
If any man hate his neighbor - See on Exo 21:13 (note).
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכִֽי־ | vekhi- | and if | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יִהְיֶ֥ה | yihyeh | he will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אִישׁ֙ | ʾish | anyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| שֹׂנֵ֣א | sone' | hating | H8130 → | 146 times |
| לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ | lereehu | <to> neighbor his | H7453 → | 188 times |
| וְאָ֤רַב | vearav | and he will lie in wait | H693 → | |
| לוֹ֙ | lo | for <the> him | ||
| וְקָ֣ם | vekam | and he will rise up | H6965 → | 628 times |
| עָלָ֔יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| וְהִכָּ֥הוּ | vehikahu | and he will strike him | H5221 → | 499 times |
| נֶ֖פֶשׁ | nefesh | life | H5315 → | 754 times |
| וָמֵ֑ת | vamet | and he will die | H4191 → | 839 times |
| וְנָ֕ס | venas | and he will flee | H5127 → | 159 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אַחַ֖ת | ʾachat | one of | H259 → | 971 times |
| הֶעָרִ֥ים | hearim | the cities | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| הָאֵֽל׃ | hael | <the> these | H411 → | 9 times |
וְכִֽי־and if
vekhi-H3588 →4482 times
יִהְיֶ֥הhe will be
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
אִישׁ֙anyone
ʾishH376 →1663 times
שֹׂנֵ֣אhating
sone'H8130 →146 times
לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ<to> neighbor his
lereehuH7453 →188 times
וְאָ֤רַבand he will lie in wait
vearavH693 →
לוֹ֙for <the> him
lo
וְקָ֣םand he will rise up
vekamH6965 →628 times
עָלָ֔יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
וְהִכָּ֥הוּand he will strike him
vehikahuH5221 →499 times
נֶ֖פֶשׁlife
nefeshH5315 →754 times
וָמֵ֑תand he will die
vametH4191 →839 times
וְנָ֕סand he will flee
venasH5127 →159 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אַחַ֖תone of
ʾachatH259 →971 times
הֶעָרִ֥יםthe cities
hearimH5892 →1090 times
הָאֵֽל׃<the> these
haelH411 →9 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
it leads to
- Leviticus 24:17
And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 26:52
“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
- Revelation 13:10
“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and…
- Exodus 21:12–14
Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
- Numbers 35:33
Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the…
- Leviticus 24:17
Through
Proverbs 28:17A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.
it leads to
- Genesis 9:6
Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
- Genesis 9:6
Through
Deuteronomy 27:24‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
it leads to
- Numbers 35:31
You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.
- Numbers 35:31
Through
Numbers 35:24then the congregation must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.
it leads to
- Joshua 20:6
He is to stay in that city until he stands trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest serving at that time. Then the manslayer may return to his own…
- Joshua 20:6
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.