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
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
And if the LORD your God enlarges your territory
on Deuteronomy 19:8-13
Three cities become six if the border grows, and verse 9 ties that growth to “loving the LORD your God and walking in His ways”. Joshua 20:7-9 names all six, three west of the Jordan and the three of 4:41-43.
This site's exposition
the elders of his city
Albert Barnes notes that the part the elders play here is found only in Deuteronomy, where they act for the whole congregation of Israel. Elders act for their city again at 21:2 and 3, measuring the distance from a slain man to the nearest city.
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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence,....
How the passage was read
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 Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.