Exodus 21:13
And if he did not lie in wait, but God let it come into his hand, then will I appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
12He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall surely be put to death.
Cross References
Numbers 35:10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye have passed over the Jordan into the land of Canaan:
Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses set aside three cities on this side of the Jordan, toward the rising of the sun;
Deuteronomy 19:2Then shalt thou set apart three cities for thyself, in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it.
Deuteronomy 19:14Thou shalt not remove the landmark of thy neighbor, which they of old time have set, in thy inheritance which thou shalt inherit, in the land that the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it.
Joshua 20:2speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint for yourselves the cities of refuge, whereof I have spoken unto you by the hand of Moses;
1 Samuel 24:10Behold, this day thy eyes have seen how that the Lord had delivered thee today into my hand in the cave, and some one said that I should kill thee: but my soul felt compassion for thee: and I said, I will not stretch forth my hand against my Lord; because he is the anointed of the Lord.
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 →