Numbers 35:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.”

Numbers 35:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 35:31 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 35:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““‘Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death. He shall surely be put to death.”

Numbers 35:31 — World English Bible

Numbers 35:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, that is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.”

Numbers 35:31 — American Standard Version

Numbers 35:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And ye take no atonement for the life of a murderer who <FI>is<Fi> condemned--to die, for he is certainly put to death;”

Numbers 35:31 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 35:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death, but he shall certainly be put to death.”

Numbers 35:31 — Darby Translation

Numbers 35:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Moreouer ye shall take no recompense for the life of the murtherer, which is worthy to die: but he shalbe put to death.”

Numbers 35:31 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 35:31 in Context — Numbers 35

29 Voici des ordonnances de droit pour vous et pour vos descendants, dans tous les lieux où vous habiterez.

30 Si un homme tue quelqu’un, on ôtera la vie au meurtrier, sur la déposition de témoins. Un seul témoin ne suffira pas pour faire condamner une personne à mort.

31 Vous n’accepterez point de rançon pour la vie d’un meurtrier qui mérite la mort, car il sera puni de mort.

32 Vous n’accepterez point de rançon, qui lui permette de s’enfuir dans sa ville de refuge, et de retourner habiter dans le pays après la mort du sacrificateur.

33 Vous ne souillerez point le pays où vous serez, car le sang souille le pays; et il ne sera fait pour le pays aucune expiation du sang qui y sera répandu que par le sang de celui qui l’aura répandu.

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What Does Numbers 35:31 Mean?

Numbers 35:31 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 35. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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