Genesis 9:5-6
Christian Standard Bible
5 And I will require a penalty for your lifeblood;[a] I will require it from any animal(A) and from any human; if someone murders a fellow human, I will require that person’s life.(B)
6 Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans his blood will be shed,(C)
for God made humans in his image.(D)
Footnotes
- 9:5 Lit And your blood belonging to your life I will seek
Genesis 9:5-6
New International Version
5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting.(A) I will demand an accounting from every animal.(B) And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.(C)
Deuteronomy 19:6
Christian Standard Bible
6 Otherwise, the avenger of blood in the heat of his anger[a] might pursue the one who committed manslaughter, overtake him because the distance is great, and strike him dead. Yet he did not deserve to die,[b] since he did not previously hate his neighbor.
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Deuteronomy 19:6
New International Version
6 Otherwise, the avenger of blood(A) might pursue him in a rage, overtake him if the distance is too great, and kill him even though he is not deserving of death, since he did it to his neighbor without malice aforethought.
Deuteronomy 19:12
Christian Standard Bible
12 the elders of his city are to send for him, take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood and he will die.
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Deuteronomy 19:12
New International Version
12 the killer shall be sent for by the town elders, be brought back from the city, and be handed over to the avenger of blood to die.
Joshua 20:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 And if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not hand the one who committed manslaughter over to him, for he killed his neighbor accidentally and did not hate him beforehand.
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Joshua 20:5
New International Version
5 If the avenger of blood comes in pursuit, the elders must not surrender the fugitive, because the fugitive killed their neighbor unintentionally and without malice aforethought.
Joshua 20:9
Christian Standard Bible
9 These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and the aliens residing among them,(A) so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die at the hand of the avenger of blood until he stands before the assembly.
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Joshua 20:9
New International Version
9 Any of the Israelites or any foreigner residing among them who killed someone accidentally(A) could flee to these designated cities and not be killed by the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.(B)
2 Samuel 14:11
Christian Standard Bible
11 She replied, “Please, may the king invoke the Lord your God, so that the avenger of blood will not increase the loss, and they will not eliminate my son!” (A)
“As the Lord lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son will fall to the ground.”(B)
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2 Samuel 14:11
New International Version
11 She said, “Then let the king invoke the Lord his God to prevent the avenger(A) of blood from adding to the destruction, so that my son will not be destroyed.”
“As surely as the Lord lives,” he said, “not one hair(B) of your son’s head will fall to the ground.(C)”
1 Thessalonians 4:6
Christian Standard Bible
6 This means one must not transgress against and take advantage(A) of a brother or sister in this manner, because the Lord is an avenger of all these offenses, as we also previously told and warned you.
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1 Thessalonians 4:6
New International Version
6 and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister.[a](A) The Lord will punish(B) all those who commit such sins,(C) as we told you and warned you before.
Footnotes
- 1 Thessalonians 4:6 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family.
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