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Numbers 35:11 Cross-References
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“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. at: Heb. by error”
Numbers 35:11 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 35:11
Ye shall appoint you cities of refuge, that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.' These cities demonstrate God's justice distinguishing intentional murder from accidental killing. The Hebrew 'ratsach' (רָצַח, manslayer) refers to unlawful killing, while the phrase 'at unawares' (bishgagah, בִּשְׁגָגָה) means unintentionally or accidentally. The cities of refuge protected the unintentional killer from the 'avenger of blood' (goel hadam, גֹּאֵל הַדָּם), the victim's relative responsible for blood vengeance. This system balanced justice (life for life) with mercy (pr...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 35:11
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“but God allows it to happen: then I will appoint you a place where he shall flee.”
“they shall be the six cities of refuge”
“saying”
“who kills his neighbor unawares”
“or hurled on him anything without lying in wait”
“whose land Yahweh your God gives you”