Numbers 35:21 · King James Version
Numbers 35:21 in the Original Hebrew
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Numbers 35:21 in Other Translations
| KJV | Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him. |
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| WEB | or in hostility struck him with his hand, so that he died, he who struck him shall surely be put to death. He is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death, when he meets him. |
| ASV | or in enmity smote him with his hand, so that he died; he that smote him shall surely be put to death; he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death, when he meeteth him. |
| YLT | or in enmity he hath smitten him with his hand, and he dieth; the smiter is certainly put to death; he is a murderer; the redeemer of blood doth put the murderer to death in his coming against him. |
| WBT | Or in enmity shall smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote [him] shall surely be put to death; [for] he [is] a murderer: the avenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him. |
| DBY | or from enmity smite him with his hand, so that he die, he that smote him shall certainly be put to death; he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death, when he meeteth him. — |
Commentary on Numbers 35:21
Expositions from classic Bible commentators.
John Gill · Numbers 35:21
Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die,.... Give him a blow with his fist, on some part of his body where life is most in danger, and which issues in death:
he that smote him shall surely be put to death, for he is a murderer; and therefore, according to the original law, ought to die, without reprieve or pardon; and notwithstanding this law made for cities of refuge, which were to be denied him:
the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer when he meeteth him: that is, when he is condemned, as both the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan interpret it, after a hearing and trial of his case.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Numbers 35:16–21
If he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, &c.--Various cases are here enumerated in which the Goel or avenger was at liberty to take the life of the murderer; and every one of them proves a premeditated purpose.
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Questions about Numbers 35:21
What does Numbers 35:21 say?
Numbers 35:21 in the King James Version reads: “Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.” Read it in the full context of Numbers 35, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Numbers 35:21 found in the Bible?
Numbers 35:21 is in the book of Numbers, chapter 35, verse 21, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Numbers 35:21 shown in?
This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Numbers 35:21 in the table on this page.
The revenger of blood - גאל הדם goel haddam, the redeemer of blood; the next in blood to him who was slain. See on Num 35:12 (note).