Numbers 35:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You must choose towns to be cities of safety. If someone accidentally kills another person, that person can run to one of those towns for safety.

Cross References

Exodus 21:13

But if an accident happens, and a person kills someone without planning it, then God allowed that thing to happen. I will choose some special places where people can run to for safety. So that person can run to one of those places.

Joshua 20:2

“Through Moses, I told you to choose some cities to be cities of safety.

Numbers 35:6

Six of those cities will be cities of safety. If a person accidentally kills someone, that person can run to those towns for safety. In addition to those six cities, you will also give 42 more cities to the Levites.

Deuteronomy 4:42

Any person who killed someone by accident and not out of hate could run away to one of these three cities and not be put to death.

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:

Leviticus 4:22

“A ruler might sin without meaning to and break one of the commands of the Lord. He might do something that his God said must not be done.

Numbers 35:15

These cities will be places of safety for citizens of Israel and for foreigners and travelers. Any of these people will be able to run to one of these cities if they accidentally kill someone.