Exodus 21:13
But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God delivered him into his hands, then I will appoint for you a place to which he must flee.
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12Whoever strikes a man, intending to murder, shall be put to death.
Cross References
Numbers 35:10“Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: When you will have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses set aside three cities, across the Jordan toward the eastern region,
Deuteronomy 19:2you shall separate for yourselves three cities in the midst of the land, which the Lord will give to you as a possession,
Deuteronomy 19:14You shall not take up or move the landmark of your neighbor, which those before you have placed, in your possession that the Lord your God will give to you, in the land you will receive to possess.
Joshua 20:2Separate the cities of refuge, about which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses,
1 Samuel 24:10And he said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say: ‘David seeks evil against you?’
Matthew Henry on Exodus 21:13-22
12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death. 13 And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. 14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. 15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. 16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to… Read the whole commentary →