DEU 19:12 Parallel View

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ULT then the elders of his city shall send out and take him from there and give him into the hand of the redeemer of blood, then he shall die.

UST the elders of the city where the murdered man lived must not protect the attacker. They must send someone to the city to which the other man escaped, and bring him to to get revenge, so that he may execute that man.

BSB the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die.

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEB then the elders of his city shall send and bring him there, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.

NET The elders of his own city must send for him and remove him from there to deliver him over to the blood avenger to die.

LSV and [the] elderly of his city have sent and taken him from there, and given him into the hand of the redeemer of blood, and he has died;

FBV the elders of his home town must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger to be killed.

T4T the elders of the city where the murdered man lived must not protect the attacker. They. must send someone to the city to which the other man escaped, and bring him to [MTY] the relative who is supposed/expected to get revenge, so that he may execute that man.

LEB then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there, and they shall give him into the hand of the avenger of blood, and he shall be put to death.

BBE The responsible men of his town are to send and take him, and give him up to the one who has the right of punishment to be put to death.

MOF No MOF DEU book available

JPS then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.

ASV then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.

DRA The ancients of his city shall send, and take him out of the place of refuge, and shall deliver him into the hand of the kinsman of him whose blood was shed, and he shall die.

YLT then the elders of his city have sent and taken him from thence, and given him into the hand of the redeemer of blood, and he hath died;

DBY then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.

RV then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.

WBS then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.

KJB Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.

BB The elders of his citie shall sende and fetch hym thence, and deliuer hym into the handes of the auenger of blood, that he may dye.
(The elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hands of the auenger of blood, that he may dye.)

GNV Then the Elders of his citie shall send and set him thence, and deliuer him into the hands of the auenger of the blood, that he may die.
(Then the Elders of his city shall send and set him thence, and deliver him into the hands of the auenger of the blood, that he may die.)

CB then shall the Elders of the same cite sende thither, and cause him to be fetched from thence, and delyuer him in to the handes of the auenger of bloude, that he maye dye:
(then shall the Elders of the same cite send there, and cause him to be fetched from thence, and deliver him in to the hands of the auenger of blood, that he may dye:)

WYC the eldere men of that citee schulen sende, and `thei schulen take hym fro the place of refuyt; and thei schulen bitake hym in to the hond of the nexte kynesman of hym, whos blood is sched out,
(the elder men of that city should sende, and `thei should take him from the place of refuyt; and they should bitake him in to the hand of the next kinsman of him, whos blood is sched out,)

LUT so sollen die Ältesten in seiner Stadt hinschicken und ihn von dannen holen lassen und ihn in die Hände des Bluträchers geben, daß er sterbe.
(so sollen the elders in his city hinschicken and him/it from dannen holen lassen and him/it in the Hände the bloodrächers geben, that he die.)

CLV mittent seniores civitatis illius, et arripient eum de loco effugii, tradentque in manu proximi, cujus sanguis effusus est, et morietur.
(mittent seniores of_the_city illius, and arripient him about loco effugii, tradentque in by_hand proximi, cuyus sanguis effusus it_is, and morietur.)

BRN then shall the elders of his city send, and take him thence, and they shall deliver him into the hands of the avengers of blood, and he shall die.

BrLXX καὶ ἀποστελοῦσιν ἡ γερουσία τῆς πόλεως αὐτοῦ, καὶ λήμψονται αὐτὸν ἐκεῖθεν, καὶ παραδώσουσιν αὐτὸν εἰς χεῖρας τῶν ἀγχιστευόντων τοῦ αἵματος, καὶ ἀποθανεῖται.
(kai apostelousin haʸ gerousia taʸs poleōs autou, kai laʸmpsontai auton ekeithen, kai paradōsousin auton eis ⱪeiras tōn agⱪisteuontōn tou haimatos, kai apothaneitai.)

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Cities of Refuge

The cities of refuge were built to protect innocent people from blood revenge. An avenger had the legal right to put a murderer to death (Num 35:19; see Gen 9:6). If a person caused someone’s death accidentally, the slayer fled to a city of refuge to find temporary safety while awaiting trial (Num 35:22-28). The six cities of refuge were distributed across Hebrew territory so that any Israelite could seek asylum.

If, after trial, the fugitive was convicted of murder (instead of involuntary manslaughter), he was turned over to the avenger and received his due punishment (Deut 19:12). If he was found innocent of murder, the slayer remained in the city of refuge, where he was granted asylum. When the high priest died, the slayer was free to return home and was no longer subject to blood revenge. This merciful legal arrangement protected the land from further pollution by innocent blood (see Num 35:33).

It was not acceptable to pay a fine to atone for the death of another human being, even if that death was not premeditated (Num 35:31-33). Human life was too precious to be ransomed with a simple payment. When a human being was killed, whether deliberately or by accident, it resulted in alienation or exile.

Atonement does not come easily, whether in ancient Israelite times or in our own day; each person is in need of atonement to restore their relationship with God (see Rom 3:23-26). Jesus, the Son of God, provides this reconciliation through his work as the Great High Priest who offered himself as the ultimate sacrifice (see Heb 4:14–10:18).

Passages for Further Study

Num 35:6-34; Deut 19:1-13; Josh 20:1-9; 21:13, 21, 27, 32, 38; 1 Kgs 1:50-53; 2:28-34

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠שָֽׁלְחוּ֙ זִקְנֵ֣י עִיר֔⁠וֹ

and,send elders city,his

Moses is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “then the elders of his city shall send a representative out”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

עִיר֔⁠וֹ & אֹת֖⁠וֹ & אֹת֗⁠וֹ & וָ⁠מֵֽת

city,his & DOM=him/it & DOM=him/it & and,die

The pronouns him, he, and his refer to the killer. If this is not clear for your readers, you could repeat the noun from earlier in the verse. Alternate translation: “the killer’s city … the killer … him … then the killer shall die”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִ⁠שָּׁ֑ם

from=there

Here, there refers to the city of refuge that the killer fled to. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “from the city of refuge”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠נָתְנ֣וּ אֹת֗⁠וֹ בְּ⁠יַ֛ד גֹּאֵ֥ל הַ⁠דָּ֖ם

and,give DOM=him/it in/on/at/with,hand avenger the,blood

Here, hand represents control. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and hand him over to the redeemer of blood”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וָ⁠מֵֽת

and,die

The implication is that “the redeemer of blood” will execute the killer. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “then the redeemer of blood shall execute him”

Parallel DEU 19:12