Deuteronomy 4:41 Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:41

41: Then Moses set apart three cities of refuge east of the Jordan River,

Numbers 35:6

  1. "You must give the Levites six cities of refuge, where a person who has accidentally killed someone can flee for safety. In addition, give them forty-two other towns.

Numbers 35:14

  1. three on the east side of the Jordan River and three on the west in the land of Canaan.
  2. These cities are for the protection of Israelites, resident foreigners, and traveling merchants. Anyone who accidentally kills someone may flee there for safety.

Joshua 20:2

  1. "Now tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed Moses.
  2. Anyone who kills another person unintentionally can run to one of these cities and be protected from the relatives of the one who was killed, for the relatives may seek to avenge the killing.
  3. "Upon reaching one of these cities, the one who caused the accidental death will appear before the leaders at the city gate and explain what happened. They must allow the accused to enter the city and live there among them.
  4. If the relatives of the victim come to avenge the killing, the leaders must not release the accused to them, for the death was accidental.
  5. But the person who caused the death must stay in that city and be tried by the community and found innocent. Then the one declared innocent because the death was accidental must continue to live in that city until the death of the high priest who was in office at the time of the accident. After that, the one found innocent is free to return home."
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