Deuteronomy 19:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You will need them, so innocent people won't be killed on your land while they are trying to reach a Safe Town that is too far away. You will be guilty of murder, if innocent people lose their lives because you didn't name enough Safe Towns in the land the LORD your God will give you.

Cross References

1 Kings 2:31

Solomon replied: Do what Joab said. Kill him and bury him! Then my family and I won't be responsible for what he did to Abner the commander of Israel's army and to Amasa the commander of Judah's army. He killed those innocent men without my father knowing about it. Both of them were better men than Joab. Now the LORD will make him pay for those murders.

2 Kings 21:16

Manasseh was guilty of causing the people of Judah to sin and disobey the LORD. He also refused to protect innocent people—he even let so many of them be killed that their blood filled the streets of Jerusalem.

2 Kings 24:4

and caused many innocent people to die. The LORD would not forgive this.

Psalm 94:21

who gang up to murder innocent victims.

Proverbs 6:17

Those who are too proud or tell lies or murder,

Isaiah 59:7

You hurry off to do wrong or murder innocent victims. All you think about is sin; you leave ruin and destruction wherever you go.

Joel 3:19

Egypt and Edom were cruel and brutal to Judah, without a reason. Now their countries will become a barren desert,

Jonah 1:14

So they prayed to the LORD, “Please don't let us drown for taking this man's life. Don't hold us guilty for killing an innocent man. All this happened because you wanted it to.”

Numbers 35:33

I, the LORD, live among you people of Israel, so your land must be kept pure. But when a murder takes place, blood pollutes the land, and it becomes unclean. If that happens, the murderer must be put to death, so the land will be clean again. Keep murder out of Israel!

Deuteronomy 19:13

Israel, for the good of the whole country, you must kill anyone who murders an innocent person. Never show mercy to a murderer!

Deuteronomy 26:1

The LORD is giving you the land, and soon you will conquer it, settle down,

Deuteronomy 4:21

The LORD was angry with me because of what you said, and he told me that he would not let me cross the River Jordan into the good land that he is giving you.