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Numbers 35:20 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Numbers 35:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 35 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;”
Numbers 35:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 35:20
But if he thrust him of hatred (בְּשִׂנְאָה, b'sinah)—the heart's condition determines the act's nature. Hatred (sinah, from the root 'to hate, be hostile') transforms an action into murder. The legal test isn't merely 'Did death result?' but 'What motivated the blow?'Or hurl at him by laying of wait (בִּצְדִיָּה, bitsediyah)—premeditated ambush. The manslayer who waited in hiding forfeited any claim to accidental homicide. This phrase captures first-degree murder: malice aforethought combined with deliberate planning. No refuge protects the one who plots death.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 35:20
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“you shall take him from my altar”
“and lie in wait for him”
“his brother”
“and shed out his bowels to the ground”
“Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly”
“because he had forced his sister Tamar.”
“but he harbors evil in his heart.”
“and the expression on his face fell.”
“that an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul”
“saying”