Numbers 35:19 Cross References

Numbers 35:19

19: The victim's nearest relative is responsible for putting the murderer to death. When they meet, the avenger must execute the murderer.

Numbers 35:21

  1. Or if someone angrily hits another person with a fist and the person dies, it is murder. In such cases, the victim's nearest relative must execute the murderer when they meet.

Joshua 20:5

  1. If the relatives of the victim come to avenge the killing, the leaders must not release the accused to them, for the death was accidental.

Deuteronomy 19:6

  1. If the distance to the nearest city of refuge was too far, an enraged avenger might be able to chase down and kill the person who caused the death. The slayer would die, even though there was no death sentence and the first death had been an accident.

Deuteronomy 19:12

  1. In that case, the leaders of the murderer's hometown must have the murderer brought back from the city of refuge and handed over to the dead person's avenger to be killed.

Joshua 20:3

  1. Anyone who kills another person unintentionally can run to one of these cities and be protected from the relatives of the one who was killed, for the relatives may seek to avenge the killing.

Numbers 35:27

  1. and the victim's nearest relative finds him outside the city limits and kills him, it will not be considered murder.

Numbers 35:24

  1. If this should happen, the assembly must follow these regulations in making a judgment between the slayer and the avenger, the victim's nearest relative.

Numbers 35:12

  1. These cities will be places of protection from a dead person's relatives who want to avenge the death. The slayer must not be killed before being tried by the community.
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