Manslayer

man'-sla-er (meratstseach, from ratsach (Nu 35:6,12); androphonos (1Ti 1:9)): A term employed with reference to both premeditated and accidental or justifiable killing. In the latter case, an asylum was granted (Nu 35:6,12) until the death of the high priest, after which the slayer was allowed to "return into the land of his possession" (Nu 35:28). The cases in which the manslayer was to be held clearly immune from the punishment imposed on willful killing were: (1) death by a blow in a sudden quarrel (Nu 35:22); (2) death by anything thrown at random (Nu 35:22-23); (3) death by the blade of an axe flying from the handle (De 19:5). Among the cases in which one would be held responsible for the death of another, is to be counted the neglectful act of building a house without a parapet (De 22:8).

See a list of verses on MANSLAYER in the Bible.

Manslaughter, as a modern legal term, is employed to distinguish unpremeditated killing from coldblooded murder, but formerly (2 Esdras 1:26) it was used in a more general sense.

See MURDER.

See the definition of manslayer in the KJV Dictionary

Frank E. Hirsch

See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

 
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