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Numbers 35:27

25 The assembly is to protect the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled, and he must live there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

26 But if the manslayer ever goes outside the limits of the city of refuge to which he fled

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

28 because the manslayer must remain in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. Only after the death of the high priest may he return to the land he owns.

29 This will be a statutory ordinance for you for the generations to come, wherever you live.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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
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:
WEB
and the avenger of blood finds him outside of the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the man slayer, he shall not be guilty of blood,
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,
DARBY
and the avenger of blood find him outside the limits of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kill the manslayer, there shall be no blood-guiltiness upon him;
BLB
and the avenger of blood finds him outside the limits of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the manslayer, he shall not [be guilty of] blood,
ÅB
og blodhevneren treffer ham utenfor hans tilfluktsstads enemerker og dreper manndraperen, så har han ingen blodskyld på seg.
OTB
og blodhevneren finner dem utenfor byen, kan hevneren drepe den anklagede uten å være skyldig i mord.
B1930
og blodhevneren treffer ham utenfor hans tilfluktsstads enemerker og dreper manndraperen, så har han ingen blodskyld på sig.

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Cross references

  • 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 intend any harm.

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  • 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.

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  • Exodus 22:2

    If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed.

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