Bible Commentary

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,…. Give him a blow with his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 35:21”

But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die; 20. thrust him ] i.e. pushed him, in such a way as to cause his death; e.g. over a cliff, or off the roof of a house. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges But if … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 35:20”

The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him. Verse 19. The revenger of blood] goel haddam, the redeemer of blood; the next in blood to him who was slain. See on the preceding verse. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible Either, 1. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 35:19”

Or [if] he smite him with a hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. Or if he smote him with an hand weapon of wood,…. A stick, or staff, or club: wherewith he may die, and he die; which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 35:18”

And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 17. a stone in the hand ] i.e. a stone held in the hand; cf. Num 35:18, Eze 39:9 (E.VV. ‘handstaves’). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 35:17”

And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 16 23. Specimen cases of murder and accidental homicide respectively; cf. Exo 21:13 f. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The sense is: Inasmuch as to take … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 35:16”

These six cities shall be a refuge, [both] for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither. 15. The cities may be used by every class of the community, the true born Israelite, the sojourner ( gr) and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 35:15”

Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, [which] shall be cities of refuge. 14. In Joshua 20 the cities were selected as follows: on the E . of Jordan, Bezer in the south, Ramoth in Gilead, and Golan in Bashan; on the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 35:14”

And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge. And of these cities which ye shall give,…. Of the forty eight cities they were to give to the Levites, Nu 35:7, six cities shall ye have for refuge; which, I think, makes it clear, that not all the forty … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 35:13”

And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment. 12. the avenger ] Heb. g’l, the nearest representative of the family of the slain man. Perhaps (with LXX. ) we should read ‘the avenger of blood,’ as in Num … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 35:12”