Numbers 35:12

Good News Translation

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.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:7

And now, sir, all my relatives have turned against me and are demanding that I hand my son over to them, so that they can kill him for murdering his brother. If they do this, I will be left without a son. They will destroy my last hope and leave my husband without a son to keep his name alive.”

Numbers 35:13

Choose six cities,

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.

Deuteronomy 19:4

If you accidentally kill someone who is not your enemy, you may escape to any of these cities and be safe.

Deuteronomy 19:6

If there were only one city, the distance to it might be too great, and the relative who is responsible for taking revenge for the killing might catch you and angrily kill an innocent person. After all, it was by accident that you killed someone who was not your enemy.

Joshua 20:2

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

Joshua 20:9

These were the cities of refuge chosen for all the people of Israel and for any foreigner living among them. Any who killed a person accidentally could find protection there from the one looking for revenge; they could not be killed unless they had first received a public trial.