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Deuteronomy 19:6

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 6 Otherwise, in the heat of anger,* the avenger of blood+ may chase after the manslayer, overtake him, and kill him, because the distance to the city was too far. However, he did not deserve to die, since he did not previously hate his fellow man.+

Deuteronomy 19:6

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 6 Otherwise, the avenger+ of blood* may, because his heart is hot, chase after the manslayer and actually overtake him, since the way is great; and he may indeed strike his soul fatally,* whereas there is no sentence of death+ for him, because he was no hater of him formerly.

Deuteronomy 19:6

The Bible in Living English
- 6 That the blood-reclaimer may not pursue the homicide while his heart is hot, and overtake him because the distant is too great, and strike to his life, when there was no capital case against him because he had not previously hated him,

Deuteronomy 19:6

American Standard Version
- 6 lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.

Deuteronomy 19:6

The Emphasized Bible
- 6 lest the blood redeemer pursue the manslayer because his heart is hot, and overtake him because the way is long, and he smite him so as to take away his life,—he not being worthy of death, seeing that he had not been hating him aforetime.

Deuteronomy 19:6

King James Version
- 6 Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.