Deuteronomy 19:11

New International Reader's Version

But suppose a man hates his neighbor. So he hides and waits for him. Then he attacks him and kills him. And he runs to one of those cities for safety.

Cross References

Genesis 9:5

I will certainly hold someone accountable if you are murdered. I will even hold animals accountable if they kill you. I will also hold anyone accountable who murders another person.

Genesis 9:6

“Anyone who murders a human being will be killed by a human being. That is because I have made human beings so that they are like me.

Proverbs 28:17

Anyone troubled by the guilt of murder will seek to escape their guilt by death. No one should keep them from it.

Numbers 35:24

Then the court must decide between the person who did the act and the nearest male relative of the one who was killed. Here are the rules the court must follow.

Deuteronomy 19:12

If he does, the elders of his own town must send for him. He must be brought back from the city. He must be handed over to the dead man’s nearest male relative. Then the relative will kill him.

Deuteronomy 27:24

“May anyone who kills their neighbor secretly be under the Lord’s curse.” Then all the people will say, “Amen!”

1 John 3:15

Anyone who hates their brother or sister is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has eternal life.