Joshua 20:3

Good News Translation

If any of you accidentally kills someone, you can go there and escape the one who is looking for revenge.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:11

She said, “Your Majesty, please pray to the Lord your God, so that my relative who is responsible for avenging the death of my son will not commit a greater crime by killing my other son.” “I promise by the living Lord,” David replied, “that your son will not be harmed in the least.”

Leviticus 4:2

to tell the people of Israel that anyone who sinned and broke any of the Lord's commands without intending to, would have to observe the following rules.

Numbers 35:12

There you will be safe from the dead person's relative who seeks revenge. No one accused of manslaughter is to be put to death without a public trial.

Numbers 35:19

The dead person's nearest relative has the responsibility for putting the murderer to death. When he finds you, he is to kill you.

Numbers 35:22

“But suppose you accidentally kill someone you do not hate, whether by pushing him down or by throwing something at him.

Hebrews 6:18

There are these two things, then, that cannot change and about which God cannot lie. So we who have found safety with him are greatly encouraged to hold firmly to the hope placed before us.

Joshua 20:2

to say to the people of Israel, “Choose the cities of refuge that I had Moses tell you about.

Joshua 20:4

You can run away to one of these cities, go to the place of judgment at the entrance to the city, and explain to the leaders what happened. Then they will let you into the city and give you a place to live in, so that you can stay there.