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Deuteronomy 19:12 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Deuteronomy 19:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 19 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Deuteronomy 19:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 19:12
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.The Hebrew goel ha-dam (גֹּאֵל הַדָּם, "avenger of blood") refers to the kinsman-redeemer who had both the right and duty to exact justice for a murdered relative. Unlike the manslayer who accidentally killed (vv. 4-5), the intentional murderer finds no asylum in the cities of refuge. The ziqnei (זִקְנֵי, "elders") of his own city must extradite him—showing that civic authority supersedes tribal loyalty when deliberate murder is proven.This law establishes that sa...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 19:12
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“even what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel”
“though he didn't turn after Absalom. Joab fled to the Tent of Yahweh”