If a thief be found breaking in, and be smitten that he dies, there shall no blood be shed for him.
Numbers 35:27 - King James 2000 And the avenger of blood finds him outside the borders of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the slayer; 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 be found breaking in, and be smitten that he dies, there shall no blood be shed for him.
But if the slayer shall at any time come outside the border of the city of his refuge, where he had fled;
Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.
That innocent blood be not shed in your land, which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance, and so blood be upon you.
Lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his anger is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated the victim not in time past.