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KJV Lexicon Lest the avengerga'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 the 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) pursue radaph (raw-daf') to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by) -- chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r). the slayer 'achar (akh-ar') the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) ratsach (raw-tsakh') to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder -- put to death, kill, (man-)slay(-er), murder(-er). while kiy (kee) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed his heart lebab (lay-bawb') the heart (as the most interior organ) is hot yacham (yaw-kham') probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceive -- get heat, be hot, conceive, be warm. and overtake nasag (naw-sag') to reach -- ability, be able, attain (unto), (be able to, can) get, lay at, put, reach, remove, wax rich, surely, (over-)take (hold of, on, upon). him because the way derek (deh'-rek) a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb is long rabah (raw-baw') to increase (in whatever respect) and slay nakah (naw-kaw') to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) him nephesh (neh'-fesh) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) whereas he was not worthy mishpat (mish-pawt') a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective of death maveth (maw'-veth) death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d). inasmuch as kiy (kee) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed he hated sane' (saw-nay') to hate (personally) -- enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, utterly. him not in time tmowl (tem-ole') ago, i.e. a (short or long) time since; especially yesterday, or day before yesterday past shilshowm (shil-shome') trebly, i.e. (in time) day before yesterday -- + before (that time, -time), excellent things (from the margin), + heretofore, three days, + time past. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible otherwise the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in the heat of his anger, and overtake him, because the way is long, and take his life, though he was not deserving of death, since he had not hated him previously. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Otherwise, the avenger of blood in the heat of his anger might pursue the one who committed manslaughter, overtake him because the distance is great, and strike him dead. Yet he did not deserve to die, since he did not previously hate his neighbor. International Standard Version While the distance may be great and the angry avenger pursues the killer, he may overtake him and kill him, in which case there will be no justice in his death, because he did not hate his friend previously. NET Bible Otherwise the blood avenger will chase after the killer in the heat of his anger, eventually overtake him, and kill him, though this is not a capital case since he did not hate him at the time of the accident. GOD'S WORD® Translation Otherwise, in a rage the relative who has the authority to avenge the death will pursue him. If the place is too far away, the relative may catch up with him and take his life even though he didn't deserve the death penalty, because in the past he never hated the person he killed. King James 2000 Bible Lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his anger is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated the victim not in time past. Links Deuteronomy 19:6Deuteronomy 19:6 NIV Deuteronomy 19:6 NLT Deuteronomy 19:6 ESV Deuteronomy 19:6 NASB Deuteronomy 19:6 KJV |
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