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Deuteronomy 19:6

King James Version (KJV)

Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.

Translations

Deuteronomy 19:6 - Amplified Bible

Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer while his [mind and] heart are hot with anger and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him even though the slayer was not worthy of death, since he had not been at enmity with him previously.

Deuteronomy 19:6 - American Standard Version

lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.

Deuteronomy 19:6 - Bible in Basic English

For if not, he who has the right of punishment may go running after the taker of life in the heat of his wrath, and overtake him because the way is long, and give him a death-blow; though it is not right for him to be put to death because he was not moved by hate.

Deuteronomy 19:6 - Darby Bible

lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, since he hated him not previously.

Deuteronomy 19:6 - English Standard Version

lest the avenger of blood in hot anger pursue the manslayer and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him fatally, though the man did not deserve to die, since he had not hated his neighbor in the past.

Deuteronomy 19:6 - King James Version

Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.

Deuteronomy 19:6 - La Biblia de las Americas

no sea que el vengador de la sangre en el furor de su ira persiga al homicida, y lo alcance porque el camino es largo, y le quite la vida aunque él no merecìa la muerte, porque no lo habìa odiado anteriormente.

Deuteronomy 19:6 - The Message

Deuteronomy 19:6 - New American Standard Bible

otherwise the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in the heat of his anger, and overtake him, because the way is long, and take his life, though he was not deserving of death, since he had not hated him previously.

Deuteronomy 19:6 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"No sea que el vengador de la sangre en el furor de su ira persiga al que lo matò, y lo alcance porque el camino es largo, y le quite la vida aunque él no merecìa la muerte, porque no lo habìa odiado anteriormente.

Deuteronomy 19:6 - World English Bible

lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he didn`t hate him in time past.

Deuteronomy 19:6 - Young's Living Translation

lest the redeemer of blood pursue after the man-slayer when his heart is hot, and hath overtaken him (because the way is great), and hath smitten him -- the life, and he hath no sentence of death, for he is not hating him heretofore;

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