Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
General references
Bible References
General references
Numbers 35:11
they are to designate some towns of refuge so that anyone who kills someone inadvertently may flee there.
Exodus 21:13
If he didn't lie in wait, but God let him fall into his reach, then I'll appoint for you a place to which he may flee.
Deuteronomy 19:5
For instance, he may have accompanied his friend to go to a forest to cut trees. Then he swung his axe to cut some wood, but the ax head flew off the handle and hit his friend, so that he died. The killer may flee to one of these cities to live.
Joshua 20:3
so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally and without premeditation may run there and be protected from closely related avengers.