Numbers 35:10 Cross References

Numbers 35:10

10: "Say this to the people of Israel: `When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

"When you arrive in Canaan, the land I am giving you as an inheritance, I may contaminate some of your houses with an infectious mildew.

"Give these instructions to the Israelites: When you have entered the land I am giving you as an inheritance, the land itself must observe a Sabbath to the LORD every seventh year.

"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.
Then you must set apart three cities of refuge in the land the LORD your God is giving you to occupy.

"Now tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed Moses.
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.
"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.
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.
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."

"Give these instructions to the Israelites: When you come into the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your special possession, these will be the boundaries.

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