If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him,
Numbers 35:27 - English Standard Version 2016 and the avenger of blood finds him outside the boundaries of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of blood. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the avenger of blood finds him outside the limits of his city of refuge and kills the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of blood American Standard Version (1901) and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood, Common English Bible and the close relative finds him outside the boundary of his refuge city and kills him, he will not be responsible for his blood. Catholic Public Domain Version and he has been struck by him who is avenging blood, he who killed him shall not be harmed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And be struck by him that is the avenger of blood: he shall not be guilty that killed him. |
If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him,
But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the boundaries of his city of refuge to which he fled,
For he must remain in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest, but after the death of the high priest the manslayer may return to the land of his possession.
lest innocent blood be shed in your land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance, and so the guilt of bloodshed be upon you.
lest the avenger of blood in hot anger pursue the manslayer and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him fatally, though the man did not deserve to die, since he had not hated his neighbor in the past.