Numbers 35:22

Good News Translation

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

Cross References

Exodus 21:13

But if it was an accident and he did not mean to kill him, he can escape to a place which I will choose for you, and there he will be safe.

Numbers 35:11

you are to choose cities of refuge to which any of you can escape if you kill someone accidentally.

Numbers 35:20

“If you hate someone and kill him by pushing him down or by throwing something at him

Numbers 35:21

or by striking him with your fist, you are guilty of murder and are to be put to death. 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 35:23

Or suppose that, without looking, you throw a stone that kills someone whom you did not intend to hurt and who was not your enemy.

Deuteronomy 19:5

For example, if two of you go into the forest together to cut wood and if, as one of you is chopping down a tree, the ax head comes off the handle and kills the other, you can run to one of those three cities and be safe.

Joshua 20:3

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

Joshua 20:5

If the one looking for revenge follows you there, the people of the city must not hand you over to that one. They must protect you because you killed the person accidentally and not out of anger.