Numbers 35:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 35:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 35:20 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 35:20 — KJV
“But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;”
— Numbers 35:20 (KJV)
Numbers 35:20 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 35:20
“But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,”
Shares key themes with Numbers 35:20: thrust, laying, wait
“And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. bondage: Heb. bondmen”
Shares key themes with Numbers 35:20: thrust, die
“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”
Shares key themes with Numbers 35:20: wait, die
“Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 35:20: thrust, die
“If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 35:20: wait, die
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