Numbers 35:31

Easy To Read Version

“If a person is a murderer, then he must be put to death. Don’t take money and change his punishment. That murderer must be killed.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:13

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.”

2 Samuel 21:4

The Gibeonites said to David, “There isn’t enough gold and silver for Saul’s family to pay for what they did. But we don’t have the right to kill any person in Israel.”

Psalm 51:14

God, spare me from the death penalty. {\cf2\super [304]} \par My God, you are the One who Saves me!\par Let me sing about the good things\par that you do for me!\par

Exodus 21:14

But if a person planned to kill another person because he is angry or hates him, then that killer must be punished. Take him away from my altar [134] and kill him.

Ezekiel 16:38

Then I will punish you. I will punish you as a murderer and a woman that did the sin of adultery. You will be punished as if by an angry and jealous husband.

Leviticus 24:17

“And if one person kills another person, he must be put to death.

Numbers 35:17

And if a person takes a rock and kills someone, then that person must die. (But the rock must be the size of rock that would normally be used for killing people.)

Numbers 35:30

“A killer should be put to death as a murderer only if there are witnesses. No person can be put to death if there is only one witness.

Numbers 35:32

“If a person killed someone and then ran to one of the cities of safety, then don’t take money to let him go home. That person must stay in that city until the high priest dies.

Deuteronomy 27:24

“{The Levites will say,} ‘Cursed is the person that kills another person, even if he is not caught!’