Deuteronomy 19:4-6
New American Standard Bible
4 “(A)Now this is the case of the one who commits manslaughter, who may flee there and live: when he [a]kills his friend [b]unintentionally, [c]not hating him previously— 5 as when a person goes into the forest with his friend to cut wood, and his hand [d]swings the axe to cut down the tree, and the iron head slips off the [e]handle and [f]strikes his friend so that he dies—he may flee to one of these cities and live. 6 Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue [g]him [h]in the heat of his anger, and overtake him because the way is long, and [i]take his life, though he was not sentenced to death since he had not hated him previously.
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- Deuteronomy 19:4 Lit strikes
- Deuteronomy 19:4 Lit without knowledge
- Deuteronomy 19:4 Lit and he was not hating him previously
- Deuteronomy 19:5 Lit is put to the
- Deuteronomy 19:5 Lit wood
- Deuteronomy 19:5 Lit finds
- Deuteronomy 19:6 Lit the one who committed manslaughter
- Deuteronomy 19:6 Lit while his heart is hot
- Deuteronomy 19:6 Lit strike him in the soul
Joshua 20:2-3
New American Standard Bible
2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘[a]Designate (A)the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you [b]through Moses, 3 so that one who commits manslaughter by [c]killing a person unintentionally, without premeditation, may flee there, and they shall become your refuge from the avenger of blood.
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- Joshua 20:2 Lit Give for yourselves
- Joshua 20:2 Lit by the hand of
- Joshua 20:3 Lit striking
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