Deuteronomy 19:12
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.
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,
the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die.
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.
14 You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to 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.
- WEB
- then the elders of his city shall send and bring him there, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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.
- BLB
- the elders of his city shall send and bring him from there, and deliver him to the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
- ÅB
- da skal de eldste i hans by sende bud og hente ham derfra og overgi ham i blodhevnerens hånd, og han skal dø.
- OTB
- skal de eldste i hans by sende bud etter ham, hente ham derfra, og overlevere ham til blodhevneren for å dø.
- B1930
- da skal de eldste i hans by sende bud og hente ham derfra og overgi ham i blodhevnerens hånd, og han skal dø.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 2:28–34
When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.
Read in context1 Kings 2:5–6
Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.
Read in context