Deuteronomy 19:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Deuteronomy 19:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Deuteronomy 19:11 is a verse from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Deuteronomy 19:11 — KJV
“But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities: mortally: Heb. in life”
— Deuteronomy 19:11 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 19:11 in Context — About the Book of Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy is Moses' farewell sermon on the edge of the Promised Land — a passionate retelling of the law for a new generation. Its heartbeat is love: love God with all your heart, soul, and strength. Jesus quoted Deuteronomy more than almost any other book.
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 19:11
“As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live: head: Heb. iron helve: Heb. wood lighteth...: Heb. findeth”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 19:11: neighbour, die, into
“That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? sheweth...: Heb. uncovereth mine ear”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 19:11: lie, wait, against
“After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. to win...: Heb. to break them up”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 19:11: against, into, these
“My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city. he is like...: Heb. he will die”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 19:11: die, into, one
“He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword. made...: Heb. multiplied the faller”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 19:11: any, lie, rise
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