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Numbers 35:21 Cross-References
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“Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.”
Numbers 35:21 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 35:21
Or in enmity smite him with his hand (בְאֵיבָה, b'eivah)—enmity (from oyev, 'enemy') denotes ongoing hostility, not momentary anger. Even bare-handed killing qualified as murder if driven by sustained hatred. The law penetrates beyond the weapon to the will: murder resides in enmity, not merely in the instrument.The revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him—this refrain (cf. v.19) establishes the go'el's right and duty. The repetition throughout verses 16-21 creates a legal drumbeat: willful murder demands capital justice. Yet verse 22 introduces the merciful alternative f...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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