Joshua 20:5

Easy To Read Version

But the man who is chasing that person might follow him to that city. If this happens, the leaders of the city must not give him up. They must protect the person who came to them for safety because he killed a person by accident. He was not angry and did not plan to kill the person. It was something that just happened.

Cross References

Leviticus 4:2

“Tell the people of Israel: If any person sins by accident and does any of the things the Lord said must not be done, then that person must do these things:

Numbers 35:12

That person will be safe from anyone from the dead man’s family that wants to get even. That person will be safe until he is judged in court.

Numbers 35:25

If the community decides to protect the killer from the dead man’s family, then the community must take him back to his city of safety. And the killer must stay there until the official high priest [389] dies.