Joshua 20:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

If someone chases you and follows you to that city, the leaders of the city must not give you up. They must protect you because you came to them for safety after killing someone by accident—you were not angry and did not plan to kill the person. It was something that just happened.

Cross References

Numbers 35:12

That person will be safe from anyone from the dead man’s family who wants to punish the killer until that person is judged in court.

Numbers 35:25

If the community decides to protect you from the dead person’s family, the community must take you back to your city of safety. You must stay there until the official high priest dies.

Leviticus 4:2

“Tell the Israelites this: A person might sin without meaning to and do something that the Lord commanded should not be done. For example: