Numbers 35:21

Conservative English Version

(SEE 35:20)

Cross References

Genesis 4:14

"You're making me leave my home and live far from you. I will have to wander about without a home, and just anyone could kill me."

Genesis 9:5

I created humans to be like me, and I will punish any animal or person that takes a human life. If an animal kills someone, that animal must die. And if a person takes the life of another, that person must be put to death.

2 Samuel 14:11

"Please," she replied, "swear by the LORD your God that no one will be allowed to kill my son!" He said, "I swear by the living LORD that no one will touch even a hair on his head!"

Ezekiel 16:38

I will find you guilty of being an unfaithful wife and a murderer, and in my fierce anger I will sentence you to death!

Numbers 35:19

by one of the victim's relatives. He will take revenge for his relative's death as soon as he finds you.

Numbers 35:20

Or suppose you get angry and kill someone by pushing or hitting or by throwing something. You are a murderer and must be put to death by one of the victim's relatives.

Numbers 35:22

But if you are not angry and accidentally kill someone in any of these ways, the townspeople must hold a trial and decide if you are guilty.