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Numbers 35:14-16
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Numbers 35:14-16
New International Reader's Version
14 Three will be east of the Jordan River. The other three will be in Canaan. 15 Those six towns will be places where the Israelites can go for safety. Outsiders living in Israel can also go to them for safety. So anyone who has killed another person by accident can run there.
16 “ ‘Suppose a person uses an iron object to hit and kill someone. Then that person is a murderer and must be put to death.
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Numbers 35:14-16
New International Version
Numbers 35:14-16
New International Version
14 Give three on this side of the Jordan and three in Canaan as cities of refuge. 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)
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