Deuteronomy 19:12
in Deuteronomy 19the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die.
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ASV
then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
KJV
Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 19
Commentary
3 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.
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What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
“This means that you shall not say, ‘The first person has already been killed. Why should we kill him also, with the result that two people will be killed?’” This is Rashi’s language quoting the Sifre. 265 Sifre, Shoftim.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְשָֽׁלְחוּ֙ | veshalechu | and they will send | H7971 → | 845 times |
| זִקְנֵ֣י | ziknei | [the] elders of | H2205 → | 178 times |
| עִיר֔וֹ | iro | city his | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| וְלָקְח֥וּ | velakechu | and they will take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| אֹת֖וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִשָּׁ֑ם | misham | from there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| וְנָתְנ֣וּ | venatenu | and they will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֹת֗וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּיַ֛ד | beyad | in [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| גֹּאֵ֥ל | goel | [the] avenger of | H1350 → | |
| הַדָּ֖ם | hadam | <the> blood | H1818 → | 360 times |
| וָמֵֽת׃ | vamet | and he will die | H4191 → | 839 times |
וְשָֽׁלְחוּ֙and they will send
veshalechuH7971 →845 times
זִקְנֵ֣י[the] elders of
zikneiH2205 →178 times
עִיר֔וֹcity his
iroH5892 →1090 times
וְלָקְח֥וּand they will take
velakechuH3947 →966 times
אֹת֖וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
מִשָּׁ֑םfrom there
mishamH8033 →834 times
וְנָתְנ֣וּand they will give
venatenuH5414 →2011 times
אֹת֗וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
בְּיַ֛דin [the] hand of
beyadH3027 →1618 times
גֹּאֵ֥ל[the] avenger of
goelH1350 →
הַדָּ֖ם<the> blood
hadamH1818 →360 times
וָמֵֽת׃and he will die
vametH4191 →839 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.