KJV King James Version
Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which [is] guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 35:31
Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which [is] guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.
WEB World English Bible
“‘Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.
ASV American Standard Version
Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, that is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And ye take no atonement for the life of a murderer who is condemned—to die, for he is certainly put to death;
Surrounding context — Numbers 35
28 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.
29 So these [things] shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
30 Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person [to cause him] to die.
31 Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which [is] guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.
32 And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye [are]: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
34 Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotתִקְח֥וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeכֹ֙פֶר֙H3724 · ko.pherransomלְנֶ֣פֶשׁH5315 · ne.pheshsoulרֹצֵ֔חַH7523 · ra.tsachto murderאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichה֥וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itרָשָׁ֖עH7563 · ra.sahwickedלָמ֑וּתH4191 · mutto dieכִּי־H3588 · kiforמ֖וֹתH4191 · mutto dieיוּמָֽת׃H4191 · mutto die
Cross-references
2 Samuel 12:13And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.Deuteronomy 19:11-13But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:Exodus 21:14But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.1 Kings 2:28-34Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.Genesis 9:5-6And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.Psalm 51:14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: [and] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
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