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Numbers 35:31 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Numbers 35:31 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 35 verse 31 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. guilty: Heb. faulty to die”
Numbers 35:31 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 35:31
God prohibits: 'ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.' The Hebrew 'kofer' (satisfaction/ransom) means payment substituting for punishment. God forbade accepting money instead of executing murderers - human life's value demands ultimate penalty. This wasn't vengeance but justice protecting life's sanctity. The phrase 'guilty of death' (rasha lamut) indicates deserving capital punishment. This principle undergirds the gospel - our spiritual murder of God's image in ourselves demands death penalty. Yet Christ provi...
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Cross-References for Numbers 35:31
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“though he didn't turn after Absalom. Joab fled to the Tent of Yahweh”
“I have sinned against Yahweh. Nathan said to David”
“O God”
“and lie in wait for him”
“even at the hand of every man's brother”
“you shall take him from my altar”