Deuteronomy 19:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 19:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 19:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 19:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the man slayer while hot anger is in his heart and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him mortally, even though he was not worthy of death, because he didn’t hate him in time past.”
Deuteronomy 19:6 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 19:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 19:6 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 19:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;”
Deuteronomy 19:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 19:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 19:6 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 19:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Least the auenger of the blood follow after the manslayer, while his heart is chafed, and ouertake him, because the way is long, and slaie him, although he be not worthy of death, because he hated him not in time passed.”
Deuteronomy 19:6 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 19:6 in Context — Deuteronomy 19
4 Y este es el caso del homicida que ha de huir allí, y vivirá: el que hiriere á su prójimo por yerro, que no le tenía enemistad desde ayer ni antes de ayer:
5 Como el que fué con su prójimo al monte á cortar leña, y poniendo fuerza con su mano en el hacha para cortar algún leño, saltó el hierro del cabo, y encontró á su prójimo, y murió; aquél huirá á una de aquestas ciudades, y vivirá;
6 No sea que el pariente del muerto vaya tras el homicida, cuando se enardeciere su corazón, y le alcance por ser largo el camino, y le hiera de muerte, no debiendo ser condenado á muerte; por cuanto no tenía enemistad desde ayer ni antes de ayer con el [muerto].
7 Por tanto yo te mando, diciendo: Tres ciudades te apartarás.
8 Y si Jehová tu Dios ensanchare tu término, como lo juró á tus padres, y te diere toda la tierra que dijo á tus padres que había de dar;
What Does Deuteronomy 19:6 Mean?
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