Deuteronomy Chapter 19 verse 6 Holy Bible
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.
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For if not, he who has the right of punishment may go running after the taker of life in the heat of his wrath, and overtake him because the way is long, and give him a death-blow; though it is not right for him to be put to death because he was not moved by hate.
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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.
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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.
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Lest the avenger of blood shall 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.
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lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he didn't hate him in time past.
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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;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewOtherwise,פֶּן־ (pen-)ConjunctionStrong's 6435: Removal, lestthe avengerגֹּאֵ֨ל (gō·’êl)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructStrong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsmanof bloodהַדָּ֜ם (had·dām)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshedmight pursueיִרְדֹּף֩ (yir·dōp̄)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecutethe manslayerהָרֹצֵ֗חַ (hā·rō·ṣê·aḥ)Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murderin a rage,לְבָבוֹ֒ (lə·ḇā·ḇōw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heartovertake himוְהִשִּׂיג֛וֹ (wə·hiś·śî·ḡōw)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularStrong's 5381: To reach, overtakesince the distanceהַדֶּ֖רֶךְ (had·de·reḵ)Article | Noun - common singularStrong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of actionis great,יִרְבֶּ֥ה (yir·beh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7235: To be or become much, many or greatand strikeוְהִכָּ֣הוּ (wə·hik·kā·hū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularStrong's 5221: To strikehim deadנָ֑פֶשׁ (nā·p̄eš)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion though he did notאֵ֣ין (’ên)AdverbStrong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particledeserveמִשְׁפַּט־ (miš·paṭ-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, styleto die,מָ֔וֶת (mā·weṯ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruinsinceכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionheה֛וּא (hū)Pronoun - third person masculine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, aredid notלֹ֣א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nointend any harm.שֹׂנֵ֥א (śō·nê)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 8130: To hateJump to PreviousAvenger Blood Death Deserving Hate Hated Heart Hot Inasmuch Manslayer Mortally Otherwise Overtake Past Pursue Slay Slayer Smite Strike Time Way Whereas Worthy
