Numbers 35:31

Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 35

“Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.”Numbers 35:31

What Does Numbers 35:31 Mean?

Numbers 35:31 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 35, verse 31 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (17)

These passages are connected to Numbers 35:31 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Deuteronomy 27:24“Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.”2 Samuel 12:13“And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.”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 21:30“If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.”2 Samuel 4:11“How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?”Psalms 51:16“For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.”Exodus 21:14“But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.”Exodus 21:23“And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,”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:”2 Samuel 21:9“And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.”1 Kings 2:28“Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.”2 Chronicles 25:3“Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.”2 Chronicles 33:25“But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.”Psalms 51:14“Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.”Ezekiel 16:38“And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.”Ezekiel 18:10“If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,”Acts 28:4“And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.”

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