Exodus 21:13
as to him who hath not laid wait, and God hath brought to his hand, I have even set for thee a place whither he doth flee.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
12'He who smiteth a man so that he hath died, is certainly put to death;
Cross References
Numbers 35:10'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When ye are passing over the Jordan to the land of Canaan,
Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses separateth three cities beyond the Jordan, towards the sun-rising,
Deuteronomy 19:2three cities thou dost separate for thee in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it.
Deuteronomy 19:14'Thou dost not remove a border of thy neighbour, which they of former times have made, in thine inheritance, which thou dost inherit in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it.
Joshua 20:2'Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Give for you cities of refuge, as I have spoken unto you by the hand of Moses,
1 Samuel 24:10Lo, this day have thine eyes seen how that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and [one] said to slay thee, and [mine eye] hath pity on thee, and I say, I do not put forth my hand against my lord, for the anointed of Jehovah he [is].
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 →