Numbers 35:21

“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.”

"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
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What does Numbers 35:21 mean?

Numbers 35:21 in the King James Version (KJV) states: "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." This verse comes from the Book of…

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The Weight of Justice: Understanding the Heart of God in Numbers 35:21

As we delve into the profound and often challenging teachings of Scripture, we encounter Numbers 35:21, which states: "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…

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A Prayer for Justice and Forgiveness in the Face of Enmity

O Gracious and Sovereign Lord, As we come before You today, we are reminded of the weighty truths found in Your Word, specifically in Numbers 35:21, which states, "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…

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Numbers 35:21 - "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."
Picture representing Numbers 21:21-35
Numbers 21:35 - "So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land."
Numbers 32:35 - "And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,"
Numbers 35:9 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
"So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land." - Numbers 21:35
Numbers 33:35 - "And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion-gaber."
Numbers 35. City of refuge and blood avenger
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
"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,"
Joshua 21:35 - "Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities."
Genesis 35:21 - "¶ And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar."
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."
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."
Luke 21:35 - "For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth."
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."
Numbers 21:21 - "¶ And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,"
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 35:29 - "So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings."
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."