Exodus 21:13
And if he lie not in ambush, but HaElohim deliver him into his yad, then I will appoint thee a makom + 21:13 i.e., city of refuge where he shall flee there.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
12He that strikes down an ish, so that the ish die, shall be surely put to death.
Cross References
Numbers 35:10Speak unto the Bnei Yisroel, and say unto them, When ye be come over the Yarden into Eretz Kena'an,
Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moshe separated and set apart three towns on this side of the Yarden toward the rising of the shemesh;
Deuteronomy 19:2Thou shalt separate shalosh arim (three towns) for thee in the midst of thy land, which Hashem Eloheicha giveth thee to possess it.
Deuteronomy 19:14Thou shalt not remove thy neighborʼs landmark, which they of old time have set in thine nachalah, which thou shalt inherit in the eretz that Hashem Eloheicha giveth thee to possess it.
Joshua 20:2Speak to the Bnei Yisroel, saying, Designate for you cities of refuge, whereof I spoke unto you by the yad Moshe:
1 Samuel 24:10And Dovid said to Sha'ul, Wherefore hearest thou divrei adam, saying, Hinei, Dovid seeketh thy hurt?
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 →