Joshua 20:3

Modern English Version

so that anyone who kills a person without intent and unknowingly may flee there. They shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:11

Then she said, “May the king remember the Lord your God so that the avenger of blood will not continue to destroy, lest they exterminate my son.” He said, “As the Lord lives, not one hair of your son will fall to the ground.”

Leviticus 4:2

Speak to the Israelites, saying: When a person sins unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lord that should not be done, and he violates one of them,

Numbers 35:12

The cities will be for you a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer does not die until he stands trial before the assembly.

Numbers 35:19

The avenger of blood himself will slay the murderer. When he meets him, he will slay him.

Numbers 35:22

But if he pushed him suddenly without hatred, or threw anything at him without lying in wait,

Hebrews 6:18

So that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.

Joshua 20:2

“Say to the Israelites, ‘Choose refuge cities, as I told you through Moses,

Joshua 20:4

“ ‘The refugee can flee to one of these cities then stand at the entrance of the city gate and tell his case to the city elders. They will take him into the city and give him a place to stay, and he will live with them.