the avenger: Numbers 35:12; Joshua 20:5; 2 Samuel 14:7
slay him: Heb. smite him in life
not worthy: Deuteronomy 21:22; Jeremiah 26:15-16
in time past: Heb. from yesterday the third day, Deuteronomy 19:4
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Deuteronomy 19:6
Deuteronomy 19:6
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