| NETBible | Otherwise the blood avenger will chase after the killer in the heat of his anger, eventually overtake him, 1 and kill him, 2 though this is not a capital case 3 since he did not hate him at the time of the accident. |
| NIV © |
Otherwise, the avenger of blood 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 neighbour without malice aforethought. |
| NASB © |
otherwise the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in the heat of his anger, and overtake him, because the way is long, and take his life, though he was not deserving of death, since he had not hated him previously. |
| NLT © |
If the distance to the nearest city of refuge was too far, an enraged avenger might be able to chase down and kill the person who caused the death. The slayer would die, even though there was no death sentence and the first death had been an accident. |
| MSG © |
If the city is too far away, the avenger of blood racing in hot-blooded pursuit might catch him since it's such a long distance, and kill him even though he didn't deserve it. It wasn't his fault. There was no history of hatred between them. |
| BBE © |
For if not, he who has the right of punishment may go running after the taker of life in the heat of his wrath, and overtake him because the way is long, and give him a death-blow; though it is not right for him to be put to death because he was not moved by hate. |
| NRSV © |
But if the distance is too great, the avenger of blood in hot anger might pursue and overtake and put the killer to death, although a death sentence was not deserved, since the two had not been at enmity before. |
| NKJV © |
"lest the avenger of blood, while his anger is hot, pursue the manslayer and overtake him, because the way is long, and kill him, though he was not deserving of death, since he had not hated the victim in time past. |
| KJV | Lest the avenger <01350> (8802) of the blood <01818> (8676) pursue <07291> (8799) the slayer <0310> <07523> (8802)_, while <03588> his heart <03824> is hot <03179> (8799)_, and overtake <05381> (8689) him, because the way <01870> is long <07235> (8799)_, and slay <05221> (8689) him <05315>_; whereas he [was] not worthy <04941> of death <04194>_, inasmuch as <03588> he hated <08130> (8802) him not in time <08543> past <08032>_. {slay...: Heb. smite him in life} {in...: Heb. from yesterday the third day} |
| NASB © |
otherwise <6435> the avenger <1350> of blood <1818> might pursue <7291> the manslayer <7523> in the heat <2552> of his anger <3824> , and overtake <5381> him, because <3588> the way <1870> is long <7235> , and take <5221> his life <5315> , though he was not deserving <4941> of death <4194> , since <3588> he had not hated <8130> him previously <8032>.<8543> |
| LXXM | ina <2443> CONJ mh <3165> ADV diwxav <1377> V-AAPNS o <3588> T-NSM agcisteuwn {V-PAPNS} tou <3588> T-GSN aimatov <129> N-GSN opisw <3694> PREP tou <3588> T-GSM foneusantov <5407> V-AAPGS oti <3754> CONJ parateyermantai {V-RMI-3P} th <3588> T-DSF kardia <2588> N-DSF kai <2532> CONJ katalabh <2638> V-AAS-3S auton <846> D-ASM ean <1437> CONJ makrotera <3117> A-NSF h <1510> V-PAS-3S h <3588> T-NSF odov <3598> N-NSF kai <2532> CONJ pataxh <3960> V-AAS-3S autou <846> D-GSM thn <3588> T-ASF quchn <5590> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ apoyanh <599> V-AAS-3S kai <2532> CONJ toutw <3778> D-DSM ouk <3364> ADV estin <1510> V-PAI-3S krisiv <2920> N-NSF yanatou <2288> N-GSM oti <3754> CONJ ou <3364> ADV miswn <3404> V-PAPNS hn <1510> V-IAI-3S auton <846> D-ASM pro <4253> PREP thv <3588> T-GSF ecyev <5504> ADV kai <2532> CONJ pro <4253> PREP thv <3588> T-GSF trithv <5154> A-GSF |
| NET [draft] ITL | Otherwise <06435> the blood <01818> avenger <01350> will chase <07291> after <0310> the killer <07523> in the heat <03179> of his anger <03824> , eventually overtake <05381> him, and kill <05221> him <05315> , though <03588> this is not <0369> a capital case <04194> <04941> since <03588> he did not <03808> hate <08130> him <01931> at the time of the accident <08032> <08543> |
| HEBREW | Mwsls <08032> lwmtm <08543> wl <0> awh <01931> anv <08130> al <03808> yk <03588> twm <04194> jpsm <04941> Nya <0369> wlw <0> spn <05315> whkhw <05221> Krdh <01870> hbry <07235> yk <03588> wgyvhw <05381> wbbl <03824> Mxy <03179> yk <03588> xurh <07523> yrxa <0310> Mdh <01818> lag <01350> Pdry <07291> Np (19:6) <06435> |
| NETBible | Otherwise the blood avenger will chase after the killer in the heat of his anger, eventually overtake him, 1 and kill him, 2 though this is not a capital case 3 since he did not hate him at the time of the accident. |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “and overtake him, for the road is long.” 2 tn Heb “smite with respect to life,” that is, fatally. 3 tn Heb “no judgment of death.” |