Numbers 35:31

In 11 translations

BSB

You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.

KJV

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

WEB

“‘Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death. He shall surely be put to death.

ASV

Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, that is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.

LSV

And you take no atonement for the life of a murderer who [is] condemned to die, for he is certainly put to death;

YLT

'And ye take no atonement for the life of a murderer who [is] condemned — to die, for he is certainly put to death;

DBY

And ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death, but he shall certainly be put to death.

DRC

You shall not take money of him that is guilty of blood, but he shall die forthwith.

GNV

Moreouer ye shall take no recompense for the life of the murtherer, which is worthy to die: but he shalbe put to death.

JPS

Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, that is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.

LXXE

And ye shall not accept ransoms for life from a murderer who is worthy of death, for he shall be surely put to death.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

וְלֹֽא־תִקְח֥וּ כֹ֨פֶר֙ לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ רֹצֵ֔חַ אֲשֶׁר־ה֥וּא רָשָׁ֖ע לָמ֑וּת כִּי־מ֖וֹת יוּמָֽת׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ οὐ λήψεσθε λύτρα περὶ ψυχῆς παρὰ τοῦ φονεύσαντος τοῦ ἐνόχου ὄντος ἀναιρεθῆναι· θανάτῳ γὰρ θανατωθήσεται.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Exodus 21:14But 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.
• 2 Samuel 12:13Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.
• 1 Kings 2:28–34When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar. It was reported to King Solomon: “Joab has fled to the tent of…
• Genesis 9:5–6And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man: Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his…
• Deuteronomy 19:11–13If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities, the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of…
• Psalms 51:14Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.

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