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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But if out of hate someone lies in wait, assaults and kills a neighbor, and then flees to one of these cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“But suppose someone is hostile toward a neighbor and deliberately ambushes and murders him and then flees to one of the cities of refuge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“But if anyone hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and attacks him and strikes him fatally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“But if anyone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises against him and strikes him mortally, so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But if there is a person who hates his neighbor, and waits in ambush for him and rises up against him and strikes him so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But if there is a man who hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and rises up against him and strikes him so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But if there is a man who hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and rises up against him and strikes him so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“But if there is a man who hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and rises up against him and strikes down his life so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“But if there is a man who hates his neighbor and lies in wait <i>and</i> ambush for him and attacks him and strikes him down so that he dies, and the assailant escapes to one of these cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if someone hates his neighbor, lies in ambush for him, attacks him, and strikes him fatally, and flees to one of these cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if someone hates his neighbor, lies in ambush for him, attacks him, and strikes him fatally, and flees to one of these cities, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But if any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally so that he dieth, and he flee into one of these cities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But what if you really do commit murder? Suppose one of you hates a neighbor. So you wait in a deserted place, kill the neighbor, and run to a Safe Town. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die; and he flee into one of these cities:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Suppose someone hates another person, waits in ambush for him, attacks him, takes his life, and runs to one of these cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"But suppose you deliberately murder your enemy in cold blood and then escape to one of those cities for protection. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"However, if a person hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises up against him, and attacks him so that he dies, and then he flees to one of those cities, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />However, suppose a person hates someone else and stalks him, attacks him, kills him, and then flees to one of these cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But if any man hates his neighbor, and lies in wait for him, and rises up against him, and strikes him mortally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But if any man shall hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally, that he dieth, and he shall flee into one of these cities:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But if any man hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises up against him, strikes him mortally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when a man is hating his neighbor, and has lain in wait for him, and risen against him, and struck his life, and he has died, then he has fled to one of these cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And when a man is hating his neighbour, and hath lain in wait for him, and risen against him, and smitten him -- the life, and he hath died, and he hath fled unto one of these cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if there shall be a man hating his friend and lying in wait for him, and he rose up against him and smote him in soul, and he died, and he fled to one of these cities:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if any man hating his neighbour, lie in wait for his life, and rise and strike him, and he die, and he flee to one of the cities aforesaid, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if anyone, having hatred for his neighbor, will have lain in ambush for his life, and, rising up, will have struck him, and he will have died, and if he will have fled to one of the cities stated above,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />However, if someone, hating a neighbor, lies in wait, attacks, and strikes the neighbor dead, and then flees to one of these cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But if someone at enmity with another lies in wait and attacks and takes the life of that person, and flees into one of these cities,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But if any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and attack him, and smite him mortally so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if there shall be a man hating his neighbor and he will ambush him and rise up upon him and will strike him and he will die, and he will flee into one of these towns:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die; and he flee into one of these cities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if there should be in thee a man hating his neighbour, and he should lay wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him, that he die, and he should flee to one of these cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/19-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=5370" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/19.htm">Cities of Refuge</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>Thus innocent blood will not be shed in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If, however,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="8130: śō·nê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To hate. A primitive root; to hate.">hates</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: lə·rê·‘ê·hū (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">his neighbor</a> <a href="/hebrew/693.htm" title="693: wə·’ā·raḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To lie in wait. A primitive root; to lurk.">and lies in wait,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: wə·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">attacks</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: wə·hik·kā·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">and kills him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: wā·mêṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: wə·nās (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">and then flees</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fsc) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/411.htm" title="411: hā·’êl (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. A demonstrative particle these or those.">of these</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: he·‘ā·rîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">cities,</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/35-16.htm">Numbers 35:16-21</a></span><br />If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death. / Or if anyone has in his hand a stone of deadly size, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death. / If anyone has in his hand a deadly object of wood, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/21-12.htm">Exodus 21:12-14</a></span><br />Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death. / If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee. / But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/20-3.htm">Joshua 20:3-5</a></span><br />so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood. / When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them. / Now if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not surrender the manslayer into his hand, because that man killed his neighbor accidentally without prior malice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6</a></span><br />Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-5.htm">1 Kings 2:5-6</a></span><br />Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet. / So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/3-27.htm">2 Samuel 3:27</a></span><br />When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/20-10.htm">2 Samuel 20:10</a></span><br />Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-31.htm">1 Kings 2:31-34</a></span><br />And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed. / The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army. / Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">Matthew 5:21-22</a></span><br />You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ / But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-9.htm">Romans 13:9</a></span><br />The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-18.htm">Matthew 19:18</a></span><br />“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-19.htm">Mark 10:19</a></span><br />You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-20.htm">Luke 18:20</a></span><br />You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-24.htm">Acts 7:24</a></span><br />And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-4.htm">Acts 28:4</a></span><br />When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But if any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and flees into one of these cities:</p><p class="hdg">but if any</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/27-24.htm">Deuteronomy 27:24</a></b></br> Cursed <i>be</i> he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6</a></b></br> Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/21-12.htm">Exodus 21:12-14</a></b></br> He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death… </p><p class="hdg">mortally [heb] in life </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/19-26.htm">Assaults</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-32.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/numbers/10-9.htm">Attacks</a> <a href="/numbers/35-21.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-4.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-9.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-10.htm">Death</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-5.htm">Die</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-5.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-5.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-6.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">Hates</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-4.htm">Hating</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-4.htm">Kills</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-8.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-6.htm">Mortally</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-5.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-4.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/numbers/23-24.htm">Rises</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-6.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-6.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/numbers/35-17.htm">Strikes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-7.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/numbers/35-22.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-11.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/revelation/16-11.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/28-9.htm">Assaults</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-10.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-26.htm">Attacks</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-26.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-16.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-15.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-12.htm">Death</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-12.htm">Die</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-3.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-3.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-13.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-13.htm">Hates</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-7.htm">Hating</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-26.htm">Kills</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-12.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-16.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-25.htm">Mortally</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-26.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-16.htm">Rises</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-24.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-13.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-13.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-11.htm">Strikes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-15.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/joshua/8-4.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/joshua/10-19.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-39.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/19-1.htm">The cities of refuge</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/19-4.htm">The privilege thereof for the manslayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">The landmark is not to be removed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">At least two witnesses are required</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/19-16.htm">the punishment of a false witness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Hatred in the heart is a significant theme in Scripture, often equated with murder (1 <a href="/john/3-15.htm">John 3:15</a>). The commandment "You shall not murder" (<a href="/exodus/20-13.htm">Exodus 20:13</a>) is rooted in the sanctity of life, and harboring hatred violates this principle.<p><b>and lies in wait</b><br>This indicates premeditation and intent, distinguishing it from crimes of passion or accidental harm. The act of lying in wait suggests a calculated plan, reflecting the deceitfulness of sin (<a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a>). It echoes the behavior of Cain, who premeditated the murder of Abel (<a href="/genesis/4-8.htm">Genesis 4:8</a>).<p><b>attacks him and kills him</b><br>The act of murder is the culmination of hatred and deceit. This phrase underscores the severity of taking a life, which is an affront to God, the giver of life (<a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>). The law provided for capital punishment in such cases (<a href="/numbers/35-16.htm">Numbers 35:16-21</a>), emphasizing justice and the value of human life.<p><b>and then flees to one of these cities</b><br>Referring to the cities of refuge established in <a href="/deuteronomy/19.htm">Deuteronomy 19:1-10</a>, these cities were meant to protect those who committed unintentional manslaughter. However, a murderer seeking refuge there would be abusing the system. The cities symbolize God's provision of mercy and justice, but they also highlight the need for discernment in applying the law. This foreshadows Christ as our ultimate refuge, offering protection and justice (<a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_hater.htm">The Hater</a></b><br>This refers to an individual who harbors malice against another person, leading to premeditated murder.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_neighbor.htm">The Neighbor</a></b><br>The victim in this scenario, who is targeted by the hater.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/cities_of_refuge.htm">Cities of Refuge</a></b><br>These were designated places where someone who committed unintentional manslaughter could seek asylum. However, this verse addresses the misuse of these cities by a murderer.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_act_of_lying_in_wait.htm">The Act of Lying in Wait</a></b><br>This indicates premeditation and intent to harm, distinguishing murder from accidental killing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_attack_and_fatal_strike.htm">The Attack and Fatal Strike</a></b><br>The culmination of the hater's intent, resulting in the death of the neighbor.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_intent.htm">The Seriousness of Intent</a></b><br>The verse highlights the gravity of premeditated sin. Intent matters to God, and harboring hatred is a serious offense.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_justice.htm">The Role of Justice</a></b><br>God's law provides a clear distinction between accidental and intentional harm, underscoring the importance of justice and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_misuse_of_grace.htm">The Misuse of Grace</a></b><br>The cities of refuge were meant for protection, not as a loophole for the guilty. This teaches us not to misuse God's grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_the_heart.htm">Guarding the Heart</a></b><br>As believers, we must be vigilant against allowing hatred or malice to take root in our hearts, aligning with Jesus' teaching on the heart's condition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The community plays a role in upholding justice and ensuring that the laws are applied correctly, reflecting God's character.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_will_betray_me_as_prophesied.htm">What is the Bible's stance on violence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_taking_a_life_justified.htm">Is it right to take another person's life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_a_'blood_avenger'_for_accidents.htm">Deuteronomy 19:6: Why would God allow a “blood avenger” to pursue someone innocent of intentional murder, and where is this justice in historical context?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_joab_punished_for_killing_amasa.htm">In 2 Samuel 20:8–10, why isn’t Joab explicitly reprimanded for the ruthless killing of Amasa, despite earlier prohibitions against murder? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 11-13.</span> - These cities, however, were not to be places of refuge for murderers, for those who from hatred and with wicked intent had slain others; if such fled to one of these cities, they were not to be suffered to remain there; the elders of their own city were to require them to be delivered up, that the avenger might put them to death (<a href="/numbers/35-16.htm">Numbers 35:16-33</a>, etc.). In the earlier legislation, it is enacted that the congregation shall judge in such matters, and that by their decision it should be determined in any case whether the person who had slain another was to be allowed to remain in a city of refuge or be delivered over to the avenger of blood. With this the ordinance here is not inconsistent; the elders were not to act as judges, but merely as magistrates, to apprehend the man and bring him to trial. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/19-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If, however,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִישׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hates</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׂנֵ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(śō·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm">Strong's 8130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his neighbor</span><br /><span class="heb">לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·rê·‘ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Friend, companion, fellow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and lies in wait,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָ֤רַב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·raḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_693.htm">Strong's 693: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie in wait</span><br /><br /><span class="word">attacks</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and kills him,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִכָּ֥הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hik·kā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and then flees</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָ֕ס</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nās)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flit, vanish away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_411.htm">Strong's 411: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cities,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶעָרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/19-11.htm">Deuteronomy 19:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/19-11.htm">Deuteronomy 19:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/19-11.htm">Deuteronomy 19:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/19-11.htm">Deuteronomy 19:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/19-11.htm">Deuteronomy 19:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/19-11.htm">Deuteronomy 19:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/19-11.htm">Deuteronomy 19:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/19-11.htm">Deuteronomy 19:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/19-11.htm">Deuteronomy 19:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/19-11.htm">Deuteronomy 19:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/19-11.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 19:11 But if any man hate his neighbor (Deut. 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