Numbers 35:19

“The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.”

"The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him." - Numbers 35:19
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What does Numbers 35:19 mean?

Numbers 35:19 (KJV) "The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him." In the book of Numbers, chapter 35, verse 19 of the King James Version of the Bible, we find a commandment that focuses on the concept of justice and the…

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Justice, Mercy, and Divine Order: A Reflection on Numbers 35:19

Numbers 35:19 states, "The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him." This verse emerges from a detailed exposition of the cities of refuge and the laws surrounding manslaughter and murder in the Old Testament. It imbues us with a…

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A Prayer for Justice and Mercy: Reflecting on Numbers 35:19

Heavenly Father, In Your holy presence, we gather our hearts and minds, reflecting on the weighty truths contained within Your Word. We turn to You today, recognizing the profound implications of Numbers 35:19, which states, "The revenger of blood himself shall slay the…

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Numbers 35:19 - "The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him."
Numbers 32:35 - "And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,"
Genesis 19-35
Numbers 35:9 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 33:35 - "And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion-gaber."
Numbers 35. City of refuge and blood avenger
Picture representing Numbers 21:21-35
2 Chronicles 35:19 - "In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept."
Numbers 11:35 - "And the people journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah unto Hazeroth; and abode at Hazeroth."
Numbers 35:24 - "Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:"
"And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah," - Numbers 32:35
Joshua 19:35 - "And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,"
"And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah," - Numbers 32:35
Numbers 35:1 - "And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,"
Numbers 35:20 - "But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;"
Numbers 1:35 - "Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred."
Leviticus 19:35 - "¶ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure."
Genesis 35:19 - "And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem."
Numbers 35:13 - "And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge."
Numbers 35:3 - "And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts."
6 cities of refuge in the map ads provided in numbers 35
"¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying," - Numbers 35:9
Numbers 16:35 - "And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense."
Luke 19:35 - "And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon."
Numbers 35:29 - "So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings."
Numbers 3:35 - "And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward."
Numbers 29:35 - "¶ On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:"
Numbers 35:26 - "But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;"
Numbers 26:35 - "¶ These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites."