Deuteronomy 19:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.”
Deuteronomy 19:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 19:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 19:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the man slayer while hot anger is in his heart and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him mortally, even though he was not worthy of death, because he didn’t hate him in time past.”
Deuteronomy 19:6 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 19:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past. ”
Deuteronomy 19:6 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 19:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“lest the redeemer of blood pursue after the man-slayer when his heart is hot, and hath overtaken him (because the way is great), and hath smitten him--the life, and he hath no sentence of death, for he is not hating him heretofore;”
Deuteronomy 19:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 19:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, since he hated him not previously. ”
Deuteronomy 19:6 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 19:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Least the auenger of the blood follow after the manslayer, while his heart is chafed, and ouertake him, because the way is long, and slaie him, although he be not worthy of death, because he hated him not in time passed.”
Deuteronomy 19:6 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 19:6 in Context — Deuteronomy 19
4 And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;
5 As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
6 Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
7 Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.
8 And if the Lord thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;
What Does Deuteronomy 19:6 Mean?
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