Exodus 21:13
And if a man lie not in wait, but God cause it to come to hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he may flee.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
12He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death.
Cross References
Numbers 35:10'Speak 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 beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising;
Deuteronomy 19:2thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy GOD giveth thee to possess it.
Deuteronomy 19:14Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set, in thine inheritance which thou shalt inherit, in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
Joshua 20:2'Speak to the children of Israel, saying: Assign you the cities of refuge, whereof I spoke unto you by the hand of Moses;
1 Samuel 24:10(24-11) Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and some 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 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 →