Numbers 35:22

New Living Translation

“But suppose someone pushes another person without having shown previous hostility, or throws something that unintentionally hits another person,

Cross References

Exodus 21:13

But if it was simply an accident permitted by God, I will appoint a place of refuge where the slayer can run for safety.

Numbers 35:11

designate cities of refuge to which people can flee if they have killed someone accidentally.

Numbers 35:20

So if someone hates another person and waits in ambush, then pushes him or throws something at him and he dies, it is murder.

Numbers 35:21

Or if someone hates another person and hits him with a fist and he dies, it is murder. In such cases, the avenger must put the murderer to death when they meet.

Numbers 35:23

or accidentally drops a huge stone on someone, though they were not enemies, and the person dies.

Deuteronomy 19:5

For example, suppose someone goes into the forest with a neighbor to cut wood. And suppose one of them swings an ax to chop down a tree, and the ax head flies off the handle, killing the other person. In such cases, the slayer may flee to one of the cities of refuge to live in safety.

Joshua 20:3

Anyone who kills another person accidentally and unintentionally can run to one of these cities; they will be places of refuge from relatives seeking revenge for the person who was killed.

Joshua 20:5

If the relatives of the victim come to avenge the killing, the leaders must not release the slayer to them, for he killed the other person unintentionally and without previous hostility.