11 ¶ But if a man hate his neighbor, and lay wait for him, and rise against him, and smite any man that he die, and flee unto any of these cities,

12 Then the [a]Elders of his city shall send and fet him thence, and deliver him to the hands of the avenger of the blood, that he may die.

13 Thine [b]eye shall not spare him, but thou shalt put away the cry of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 19:12 The Magistrates.
  2. Deuteronomy 19:13 Then whosoever pardoneth murder, offendeth against the word of God.

11 But if out of hate someone lies in wait, assaults and kills a neighbor,(A) and then flees to one of these cities, 12 the killer shall be sent for by the town elders, be brought back from the city, and be handed over to the avenger of blood to die. 13 Show no pity.(B) You must purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood,(C) so that it may go well with you.

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