Deuteronomy 19:4-6
New American Standard Bible 1995
4 “(A)Now this is the case of the manslayer who may flee there and live: when he [a]kills his friend [b]unintentionally, [c]not hating him previously— 5 as when a man goes into the forest with his friend to cut wood, and his hand [d]swings the axe to cut down the tree, and the iron head slips off the [e]handle and [f]strikes his friend so that he dies—he may flee to one of these cities and live; 6 otherwise the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer [g]in the heat of his anger, and overtake him, because the way is long, and [h]take his life, though he was not deserving of death, since he had not hated him previously.
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- Deuteronomy 19:4 Lit smites
- Deuteronomy 19:4 Lit without knowledge
- Deuteronomy 19:4 Lit and he was not hating him previously
- Deuteronomy 19:5 Lit is thrust with
- Deuteronomy 19:5 Lit wood
- Deuteronomy 19:5 Lit finds
- Deuteronomy 19:6 Lit while his heart is hot
- Deuteronomy 19:6 Lit smite him in the soul
Joshua 20:2-3
New American Standard Bible 1995
2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘[a]Designate (A)the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you [b]through Moses, 3 that the manslayer who [c]kills any person unintentionally, without premeditation, may flee there, and they shall become your refuge from the avenger of blood.
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- Joshua 20:2 Lit Set for yourselves
- Joshua 20:2 Lit by the hand of
- Joshua 20:3 Lit smites
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