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Deuteronomy 19:11
Deuteronomy 19:11 is verse 11 of Deuteronomy chapter 19, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,
King James Version
But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:
World English Bible
But if any man hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises up against him, strikes him mortally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities;
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Deuteronomy 19:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible
9 and if you carefully keep all these commandments I am giving you today, loving the LORD your God and walking in His ways at all times, then you are to add three more cities to these three.
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,
12 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.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Deuteronomy 27:24‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
Exodus 21:12Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
Exodus 21:13If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
Exodus 21:14But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
Numbers 35:16If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.
Numbers 35:17Or if anyone has in his hand a stone of deadly size, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.
Numbers 35:18If anyone has in his hand a deadly object of wood, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.
Numbers 35:19The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds him, he is to kill him.
Numbers 35:20Likewise, if anyone maliciously pushes another or intentionally throws an object at him and kills him,
Numbers 35:21or if in hostility he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must surely be put to death; he is a murderer. When the avenger of blood finds the murderer, he is to kill him.
Numbers 35:24then the congregation must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.
Proverbs 28:17A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.