Exodus 21:13
But if he have not lain in wait, and God have delivered [him] into his hand, I will appoint thee a place to which he shall flee.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
12He that striketh a man, so that he die, shall certainly be put to death.
Cross References
Numbers 35:10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses separated three cities on this side the Jordan toward the sun-rising,
Deuteronomy 19:2thou shalt separate three cities for thyself in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess.
Deuteronomy 19:14Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have fixed in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess.
Joshua 20:2Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint for yourselves the cities of refuge, whereof I spoke unto you through Moses,
1 Samuel 24:10Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that Jehovah had given thee this day into my hand in the cave; and they bade me kill thee; but [mine eye] spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord, for he is the anointed of Jehovah.
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 →