Deuteronomy 19:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹² the elders of his city are to send for him, take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood and he will die.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² Then the elders of his own city shall send for him and fetch him from there and give him over to the avenger of blood, so that he may die.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.

Common English Bible

¹² elders from the killer’s hometown will send word, and the killer will be sent back from there. They will then hand him over to the blood avenger, and he will be executed.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² the elders of his city shall send, and they shall take him from the place of refuge, and they shall deliver him into the hand of the relative of him whose blood was shed, and he shall die.

Deuteronomy 19:12 Cross References

Genesis 9:5

And I will require a penalty for your lifeblood;  I will require it from any animal  and from any human; if someone murders a fellow human, I will require that person’s life.

2 Samuel 14:7

Now the whole clan has risen up against your servant and said, “Hand over the one who killed his brother so we may put him to death for the life of the brother he murdered. We will eliminate the heir! ” They would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on earth.’

Exodus 21:14

If a person schemes and wilfully  acts against his neighbour to murder him, you must take him from my altar to be put to death.

Deuteronomy 19:11

But if someone hates his neighbour, lies in ambush for him, attacks him, and strikes him fatally, and flees to one of these cities,

Deuteronomy 19:13

Do not look on him with pity but purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, and you will prosper.

Deuteronomy 27:24

“The one who secretly kills his neighbour is cursed.” And all the people will say, “Amen! ”