Deuteronomy 4:42 Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:42

42: where anyone who had accidentally killed someone without having any previous hostility could flee for safety.

Hebrews 6:18

  1. So God has given us both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can take new courage, for we can hold on to his promise with confidence.

Deuteronomy 19:1

  1. "The LORD your God will soon destroy the nations whose land he is giving you, and you will displace them and settle in their towns and homes.
  2. Then you must set apart three cities of refuge in the land the LORD your God is giving you to occupy.
  3. Divide the land the LORD your God is giving you into three districts, with one of these cities in each district. Keep the roads to these cities in good repair so that anyone who has killed someone can flee there for safety.
  4. "If someone accidentally kills a neighbor without harboring any previous hatred, the slayer may flee to any of these cities and be safe.
  5. For example, suppose someone goes into the forest with a neighbor to cut wood. And suppose one of them swings an ax and the ax head flies off the handle, killing the other person. In such cases, the slayer could flee to one of the cities of refuge and be safe.

Numbers 35:11

  1. designate cities of refuge for people to flee to if they have killed someone accidentally.
  2. These cities will be places of protection from a dead person's relatives who want to avenge the death. The slayer must not be killed before being tried by the community.

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 35:15

  1. These cities are for the protection of Israelites, resident foreigners, and traveling merchants. Anyone who accidentally kills someone may flee there for safety.
  2. " `But if someone strikes and kills another person with a piece of iron, it must be presumed to be murder, and the murderer must be executed.
  3. Or if someone strikes and kills another person with a large stone, it is murder, and the murderer must be executed.
  4. The same is true if someone strikes and kills another person with a wooden weapon. It must be presumed to be murder, and the murderer must be executed.
  5. The victim's nearest relative is responsible for putting the murderer to death. When they meet, the avenger must execute the murderer.
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