Deuteronomy 19:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
then the eldersזִקְנֵ֣י
(zik·nei)
2205: oldfrom the same as zaqan
of his cityעִירֹ֔ו
(i·rov,)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
shall sendוְשָֽׁלְחוּ֙
(ve·sha·le·chu)
7971: to senda prim. root
and takeוְלָקְח֥וּ
(ve·la·ke·chu)
3947: to takea prim. root
him from thereמִשָּׁ֑ם
(mi·sham;)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
and deliverוְנָתְנ֣וּ
(ve·na·te·nu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
him into the handבְּיַ֛ד
(be·yad)
3027: handa prim. root
of the avengerגֹּאֵ֥ל
(go·'el)
1350: to redeem, act as kinsmana prim. root
of blood,הַדָּ֖ם
(had·dam)
1818: blooda prim. root
that he may die.וָמֵֽת׃
(va·met.)
4191: to diea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Then the elders
zaqen  (zaw-kane')
old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
of his city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
shall send
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
and fetch
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
him thence and deliver
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
him into the hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of the avenger
ga'al  (gaw-al')
to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.);
of blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
that he may die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the elders of his city must send for him, take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood and he will die.

International Standard Version
then the elders of his own city shall send for him, remove him from there, and deliver him to the related avenger for execution.

NET Bible
The elders of his own city must send for him and remove him from there to deliver him over to the blood avenger to die.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If someone does this, the leaders of your city must send for that person. They must take him from that city and hand him over to the relative who has the authority to avenge the death. He must die.

King James 2000 Bible
Then the elders of his city shall send and bring him from there, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
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