27and the avenger of blood finds him outside the city, the avenger of blood may kill the accused without being guilty of murder.


In Context

24 the assembly must judge between him and the avenger of blood according to these regulations.

25 The assembly must protect the one accused of murder from the avenger of blood and send him back to the city of refuge to which he fled. He must stay there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

26 " 'But if the accused ever goes outside the limits of the city of refuge to which he has fled

27 and the avenger of blood finds him outside the city, the avenger of blood may kill the accused without being guilty of murder.

28 The accused must stay in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest; only after the death of the high priest may he return to his own property.

29 " 'These are to be legal requirements for you throughout the generations to come, wherever you live.

Numbers 35:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

35:27And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

35:27And be struck by him that is the avenger of blood: he shall not be guilty that killed him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

35:27and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:27and the avenger of blood find him outside the limits of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kill the manslayer, there shall be no blood-guiltiness upon him;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

35:27and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:27And the avenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of blood shall kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:27and the avenger of blood find him outside of the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kill the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

35:27and the redeemer of blood hath found him at the outside of the border of the city of his refuge, and the redeemer of blood hath slain the man-slayer, blood is not for him;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

35:27And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood: