Exodus 21:13
But as for him that did it not willingly, but God delivered him into his hands, I will give you a place whither the slayer may flee.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
In Context
12And if any man strike another and he die, let him be certainly put to death.
Cross References
Numbers 35:10Speak to the children of Israel, and you shall say to them, You⌃ are to cross over Jordan into the land of Chanaan.
Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses separated three cities beyond Jordan on the east,
Deuteronomy 19:2you shall separate for yourself three cities in the midst of your land, which the Lord your God gives you.
Deuteronomy 19:14You shall not move the landmarks of your neighbour, which your fathers set in the inheritance, in which you have obtained a share in the land, which the Lord your God gives you to inherit.
Joshua 20:2Speak to the children of Israel, saying, + 20:2 Gr. give. Assign the cities + 20:2 Gr. refugees. of refuge, of which I spoke to you by Moses.
1 Samuel 24:10And David said to Saul, Why do you listen to the words of the people, saying, Behold, David seeks your life?
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 →