The Meaning of Numbers 35:19 Explained

Numbers 35:19

KJV: The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.

YLT: 'The redeemer of blood himself doth put the murderer to death; in his coming against him he doth put him to death.

Darby: the avenger of blood, he shall put the murderer to death; when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.

ASV: The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death: when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.

Discover Numbers 35:19

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 35:19?

MEANING: What does Numbers 35:19 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 35:19 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Numbers 35:19?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The revenger  of blood  himself shall slay  the murderer:  when he meeteth  him, he  shall slay  him. 

What does Numbers 35:19 Mean?

Study Notes

revenger
Heb. "goel," Redemp. (Kinsman type).
Redeemer
Redemption: Kinsman type, summary. The goel, or Kinsman-Redeemer, is a beautiful type of Christ.
(1) The kinsman redemption was of persons, and an inheritance Leviticus 25:48 ; Leviticus 25:25 ; Galatians 4:5 ; Ephesians 1:7 ; Ephesians 1:11 ; Ephesians 1:14
(2) The Redeemer must be a kinsman Leviticus 25:48 ; Acts 15:14-17 ; Ruth 3:12 ; Ruth 3:13 ; Galatians 4:4 ; Hebrews 2:14 ; Hebrews 2:15 .
(3) The Redeemer must be able to redeem Ruth 4:4-6 ; Jeremiah 50:34 ; John 10:11 ; John 10:18
(4) Redemption is effected by the goel paying the just demand in full Leviticus 25:27 ; 1 Peter 1:18 ; 1 Peter 1:19 ; Galatians 3:13 . (See Scofield " Exodus 14:30 ") See Scofield " Romans 3:24 "
come to Zion
The time when the "Redeemer shall come to Zion" is fixed, relatively, by Romans 11:23-29 as following the completion of the Gentile Church. That is also the order of the great dispensational passage, Acts 15:14-17 .
In both, the return of the Lord to Zion follows the outcalling of the Church.
come to Zion
The time when the "Redeemer shall come to Zion" is fixed, relatively, by Romans 11:23-29 as following the completion of the Gentile Church. That is also the order of the great dispensational passage, Leviticus 25:49 .
In both, the return of the Lord to Zion follows the outcalling of the Church.

Context Summary

Numbers 35:16-34 - The Penalty For The Murderer
For murder the penalty was death, Numbers 35:30-31; but for accidental homicide there was freedom within the city limits until the death of the high priest, when all these refugees might return to their homes with impunity. The institution of the blood-avenger was almost a necessity in those lands of scattered population and without communal organization. Here, without destroying the practice, it has been placed under careful limitations. We are our brethren's keepers, and instead of passing on a slander, we should stand for them against those who have wrongfully maligned them.
What an exquisite promise is contained in Numbers 35:34! To think that Jehovah actually dwelled in the Holy Land! He dwells also in each assembly of His saints and in our hearts. See Ezekiel 48:35; Matthew 18:20; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Revelation 21:3.
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Chapter Summary: Numbers 35

1  Forty-eight cities for the Levites, with their suburbs, and measure thereof
6  Six of them are to be cities of refuge
9  The laws of murder and manslaughter
31  No satisfaction for murder

What do the individual words in Numbers 35:19 mean?

The avenger of blood he shall put to death - the murderer when he meets him shall put him to death
גֹּאֵ֣ל הַדָּ֔ם ה֥וּא יָמִ֖ית אֶת־ הָרֹצֵ֑חַ בְּפִגְעוֹ־ ב֖וֹ יְמִיתֶֽנּוּ

גֹּאֵ֣ל  The  avenger 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: גְּאוּלִים 
Sense: to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman.
הַדָּ֔ם  of  blood 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
יָמִ֖ית  shall  put  to  death 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָרֹצֵ֑חַ  the  murderer 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: רָצַח  
Sense: to murder, slay, kill.
בְּפִגְעוֹ־  when  he  meets 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: פָּגַע  
Sense: to encounter, meet, reach, entreat, make intercession.
יְמִיתֶֽנּוּ  shall  put  him  to  death 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.

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