Translations
Modern
A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.
Traditional
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
Literal
A man pressed down by the bloodshed of a soul will flee into the Pit, with none grabbing hold of him.
Latin
Hominem qui calumniatur animæ sanguinem, si usque ad lacum fugerit, nemo sustinet.
Interlinear
Hebrew
English
A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.
Notes
burdened by bloodguilt: See 1 Samuel 25:31; Romans 2:15; 13:5; compare Hebrews 10:22.
let no one support him: Murder is so serious that a fine cannot replace the death penalty (see Numbers 35:32).