Deuteronomy 19:4

New Century Version

This is the rule for someone who kills another person and runs to one of these cities in order to save his life. But the person must have killed a neighbor without meaning to, not out of hatred.

Cross References

Genesis 31:2

Then Jacob noticed that Laban was not as friendly as he had been before.

2 Samuel 14:11

The woman said, “Please promise in the name of the Lord your God. Then my relative who has the duty of punishing a murderer won’t add to the destruction by killing my son.” David said, “As surely as the Lord lives, no one will hurt your son. Not one hair from his head will fall to the ground.”

1 Chronicles 11:2

Even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel in battle. The Lord your God said to you, ‘You will be the shepherd for my people Israel. You will be their leader.’ ”

Isaiah 30:33

Topheth has been made ready for a long time; it is ready for the king. It was made deep and wide with much wood and fire. And the Lord’s breath will come like a stream of burning sulfur and set it on fire.

Numbers 35:12

There the person will be safe from the dead person’s relative who has the duty of punishing the killer. He will not die before he receives a fair trial in court.

Numbers 35:9

Then the Lord said to Moses,

Deuteronomy 19:3

Build roads to these cities, and divide the land the Lord is giving you into three parts so that someone who kills another person may run to these cities.

Deuteronomy 19:5

For example, suppose someone goes into the forest with a neighbor to cut wood and swings an ax to cut down a tree. If the ax head flies off the handle, hitting and killing the neighbor, the one who killed him may run to one of these cities to save his life.

Deuteronomy 19:6

Otherwise, the dead person’s relative who has the duty of punishing a murderer might be angry and chase him. If the city is far away, the relative might catch and kill the person, even though he should not be killed because there was no intent to kill his neighbor.

Deuteronomy 4:42

where a person who accidentally killed someone could go. If the person was not killed because of hatred, the murderer’s life could be saved by running to one of these cities.

Joshua 3:4

That way you will know which way to go since you have never been here before. But do not follow too closely. Stay about a thousand yards behind the Ark.”