Numbers 35:27 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 35:27

and the avenger of blood finds him outside of his city of refuge and kills him, then the avenger will not be guilty of bloodshed

BSB

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ASV

and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,

KJV

And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If the offender was ever caught struggling out of the borders of his city of refuge, or stealing home to his house again, he lost the benefit of his protection, and lay exposed to the avenger of blood; so those that are in Christ must abide in Christ, for it is at their peril if they forsake him and wander from him.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּמָצָ֤א	u.ma.Tza'	and he will find	H4672 →
אֹתוֹ֙	'o.To	<obj.> him	H853 →
גֹּאֵ֣ל	go.'El	[the] avenger of	H1350 →
הַדָּ֔ם	ha.Dam	<the> blood	H1818 →
מִח֕וּץ	mi.Chutz	from [the] outside	H2351 →
לִגְב֖וּל	lig.Vul	of [the] border of	H1366 →
עִ֣יר	'ir	[the] city of	H5892 →
מִקְלָט֑וֹ	mik.la.To	refuge his	H4733 →
וְרָצַ֞ח	ve.ra.Tzach	and he will kill	H7523 →
גֹּאֵ֤ל	go.'El	[the] avenger of	H1350 →
הַדָּם֙	ha.Dam	<the> blood	H1818 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָ֣רֹצֵ֔חַ	ha.ro.Tze.ach	the killer	H7523 →
אֵ֥ין	'ein	not	H369 →
ל֖וֹ	lo	[will belong] to <the> him
דָּֽם׃	Dam	blood	H1818 →

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

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Through
Exodus 22:2
If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed.
leads to
- Matthew 24:43
  But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
- Matthew 6:19–20
  Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Through
Deuteronomy 19:10
Thus innocent blood will not be shed in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed.
leads to
- Isaiah 59:7
  Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
- Proverbs 6:17
  haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
- Matthew 27:4–5
  “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
- 2 Kings 24:4
  and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.
- Deuteronomy 19:13
  You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.
Through
Deuteronomy 19:6
Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not…
leads to
- Numbers 35:12
  You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.

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