John Gill's Exposition on Numbers 35:19

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer, etc.] Not only shall have power to do it, but, as it seems, should be obliged to do it; be the executioner of the murderer; but not before his case has been heard, examined, tried, and judged; wherefore the Targum of Jonathan adds, “in judgment,” that is, as Onkelos explains it, “when he is condemned by judgment,” the court of judicature: when he meeteth him he shall slay him; the first opportunity he has, even though, as Jarchi says, if he meets him in the midst of one of the cities of refuge, and no judgment is passed on him.

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