Exodus 21:13
If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
12Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
Cross References
Numbers 35:10“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses set aside three cities across the Jordan to the east
Deuteronomy 19:2then you are to set apart for yourselves three cities within the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.
Deuteronomy 19:14You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.
Joshua 20:2“Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,
1 Samuel 24:10Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’
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 →