Joshua 20:3

World Messianic Bible British Edition

that the man slayer who kills any person accidentally or unintentionally may flee there. They shall be to you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:11

Then she said, “Please let the king remember the LORD your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son.” He said, “As the LORD lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the earth.”

Leviticus 4:2

“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘If anyone sins unintentionally, in any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and does any one of them,

Numbers 35:12

The cities shall be for your refuge from the avenger, that the man slayer not die until he stands before the congregation for judgement.

Numbers 35:19

The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death. When he meets him, he shall put him to death.

Numbers 35:22

“‘But if he shoved him suddenly without hostility, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,

Hebrews 6:18

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.

Joshua 20:2

“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Assign the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by Moses,

Joshua 20:4

He shall flee to one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his case in the ears of the elders of that city. They shall take him into the city with them, and give him a place, that he may live amongst them.