King James Version

Numbers 35:19

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

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גֹּאֵ֣לgoelavengerגָּאַלverb, qal, participle, construct — “avenger”, a verb used as a describing wordH1350to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)[idiom] in any wise, [idiom] at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.הַדָּ֔םhadamthe blood , innocentדָּםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.ה֥וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יָמִ֖יתyamitdieמוּתverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָרֹצֵ֑חַharotsechathe murderרָצַחdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the murder”, a verb used as a describing wordH7523properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murderput to death, kill, (man-) slay(-er), murder(-er).בְּפִגְעוֹbefigvoin comeפָּגַעpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in come”, the to-form of the verbH6293to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunitycome (betwixt), cause to entreat, fall (upon), make intercession, intercessor, intreat, lay, light (upon), meet (together), pray, reach, run.ב֖וֹvvoinב֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inה֥וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יְמִיתֶֽנּוּyemitenvdieמוּתverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death. When he meets him, he shall put him to death.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

The kinsman of him that was slain, shall kill the murderer: as soon as he apprehendeth him, he shall kill him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The avenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: whensoever he shall meet him he shall slay him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ ἀγχιστεύων τὸ αἷμα, οὗτος ἀποκτενεῖ τὸν φονεύσαντα· ὅταν συναντήσῃ αὐτῷ οὗτος, ἀποκτενεῖ αὐτόν.