The Meaning of Numbers 35:27 Explained

Numbers 35:27

KJV: And 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:

YLT: and 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;

Darby: and 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;

ASV: and 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,

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What is the context of Numbers 35:27?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And 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:

What does Numbers 35:27 Mean?

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 35:27 mean?

And finds him avenger of the blood outside the limits of city of his refuge and kills of the blood - the manslayer not he shall be guilty of blood

וּמָצָ֤א אֹתוֹ֙ גֹּאֵ֣ל הַדָּ֔ם מִח֕וּץ לִגְב֖וּל עִ֣יר מִקְלָט֑וֹ וְרָצַ֞ח הַדָּם֙ אֶת־ הָ֣רֹצֵ֔חַ אֵ֥ין ל֖וֹ דָּֽם

וּמָצָ֤א	And finds
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to.
גֹּאֵ֣ל	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 the blood
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּם Sense: blood.
מִח֕וּץ	outside
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular Root: חוּץ Sense: outside, outward, street, the outside.
לִגְב֖וּל	the limits
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: גְּבוּל Sense: border, territory.
עִ֣יר	of city
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish.
מִקְלָט֑וֹ	of his refuge
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: מִקְלָט Sense: refuge, asylum.
וְרָצַ֞ח	and kills
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָצַח Sense: to murder, slay, kill.
הַדָּם֙	of the blood
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּם Sense: blood.
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.
הָ֣רֹצֵ֔חַ	the manslayer
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: רָצַח Sense: to murder, slay, kill.
דָּֽם	shall be guilty of blood
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּם Sense: blood.

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