Numbers 35:32

וְלֹא ־ תִקְחוּ כֹפֶר לָנוּס אֶל ־ עִיר מִקְלָטוֹ לָשׁוּב לָשֶׁבֶת בָּאָרֶץ עַד ־ מוֹת הַכֹּהֵֽן ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.

In Context

31וְלֹֽא ־ תִקְחוּ כֹפֶר לְנֶפֶשׁ רֹצֵחַ אֲשֶׁר ־ הוּא רָשָׁע לָמוּת כִּי ־ מוֹת יוּמָֽת ׃

33וְלֹא ־ תַחֲנִיפוּ אֶת ־ הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם בָּהּ כִּי הַדָּם הוּא יַחֲנִיף אֶת ־ הָאָרֶץ וְלָאָרֶץ לֹֽא ־ יְכֻפַּר לַדָּם אֲשֶׁר שֻׁפַּךְ ־ בָּהּ כִּי ־ אִם בְּדַם שֹׁפְכֽוֹ ׃

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Matthew Henry on Numbers 35:10-34

The Cities of Refuge. ( b. c. 1452.) 9 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan; 11 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. 12 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment. 13 And of these cities which ye shall give… Read the whole commentary →

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