Deuteronomy 4:42

New International Reader's Version

Suppose someone killed a person they didn’t hate and without meaning to do it. That person could run to one of those cities and stay alive.

Cross References

Numbers 35:6

“Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities to go to for safety. A person who has killed someone can run to one of them. Also give the Levites 42 other towns.

Deuteronomy 4:41

Then Moses set apart three cities east of the Jordan River.

Deuteronomy 4:43

Here are the names of the cities. Bezer was for the people of Reuben. It was in the high plains in the desert. Ramoth was for the people of Gad. It was in Gilead. Golan was for the people of Manasseh. It was in Bashan.

Hebrews 6:18

When God made his promise, he gave his word. He did this so we would have good reason not to give up. Instead, we have run to take hold of the hope set before us. This hope is set before us in God’s promise. So God made his promise and gave his word. These two things can’t change. He couldn’t lie about them.