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Numbers 35:22 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Numbers 35:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 35 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,”
Numbers 35:22 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 35:22
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity—the pivotal 'but' (v'im, 'and if') transitions from murder (vv.16-21) to manslaughter. Suddenly (בְּפֶתַע, b'feta) means 'unexpectedly, in an instant'—no premeditation, no prior hostility. Without enmity (בְּלֹא אֵיבָה, b'lo eivah) explicitly contrasts verse 21's 'in enmity.'Or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait—contrasts verse 20's ambush (bitsediyah). This verse legally defines accidental homicide: unintentional, unplanned, arising from circumstances rather than malice. For such cases, the cities of refuge offered asylum—grace for...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 35:22
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“that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.”
“but God allows it to happen: then I will appoint you a place where he shall flee.”
“That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.”
“then they shall not deliver up the manslayer into his hand; because he struck his neighbor unawares”
“and his hand fetches a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree”