Numbers 35:16
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 35
“And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.”Numbers 35:16
What Does Numbers 35:16 Mean?
Numbers 35:16 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 35, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Numbers 35:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 5:21“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:”Leviticus 24:17“And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.”Exodus 21:12“He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.”Exodus 20:13“Thou shalt not kill.”Deuteronomy 19:11“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:”Genesis 9:5“And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.”Exodus 21:18“And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:”Numbers 35:22“But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,”Numbers 35:30“Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.”Deuteronomy 17:8“If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;”
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