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Numbers 35:15-17
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Numbers 35:15-17
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15 These cities will be places of safety for citizens of Israel and for foreigners and travelers. Any of these people will be able to run to one of these cities if they accidentally kill someone.
16 “If you use an iron weapon[a] to kill someone, you are a murderer, and you must die. 17 If you use a rock large enough to kill someone and you kill another person, you are a murderer, and you must die.
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- Numbers 35:16 iron weapon This shows that the murderer chose a weapon he knew could kill the other person.
Numbers 35:15-17
New International Version
Numbers 35:15-17
New International Version
15 These six towns will be a place of refuge for Israelites and for foreigners residing among them, so that anyone who has killed another accidentally can flee there.
16 “‘If anyone strikes someone a fatal blow with an iron object, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.(A) 17 Or if anyone is holding a stone and strikes someone a fatal blow with it, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.
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