Deuteronomy 19:11 BSB

Deuteronomy 19:11

If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It 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.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְכִֽי־	ve.khi-	and if	H3588 →
יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih.Yeh	he will be	H1961 →
אִישׁ֙	'ish	anyone	H376 →
שֹׂנֵ֣א	so.Ne'	hating	H8130 →
לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ	le.re.'E.hu	<to> neighbor his	H7453 →
וְאָ֤רַב	ve.'A.rav	and he will lie in wait	H693 →
לוֹ֙	lo	for <the> him
וְקָ֣ם	ve.Kam	and he will rise up	H6965 →
עָלָ֔יו	'a.Lav	on him	H5921 →
וְהִכָּ֥הוּ	ve.hi.Ka.hu	and he will strike him	H5221 →
נֶ֖פֶשׁ	Ne.fesh	life	H5315 →
וָמֵ֑ת	va.Met	and he will die	H4191 →
וְנָ֕ס	ve.Nas	and he will flee	H5127 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אַחַ֖ת	'a.Chat	one of	H259 →
הֶעָרִ֥ים	he.'a.Rim	the cities	H5892 →
הָאֵֽל׃	ha.'El	<the> these	H411 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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.
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 independent 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…
Through
Proverbs 28:17
A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.
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.
Through
Deuteronomy 27:24
‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
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.
Through
Numbers 35:24
then the congregation must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.
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…