Cross Reference NUMBERS 35:11 THEN YE SHALL APPOINT YOU CITIES TO BE CITIES OF REFUGE FOR YOU THAT THE SLAYER MAY FLEE THITHER WHICH KILLETH ANY PERSON AT UNAWARES

{Numbers 35:11} Then ye shall appoint 7136 z8689 you cities 5892 to be x1961 cities 5892 of refuge 4733 for you; that the slayer 7523 z8802 may flee 5127 z8804 thither, x8033 which killeth 5221 z8688 any person 5315 at unawares. 7684

ye shall appoint:
As the goel, or kinsman, had a right to avenge the death of his relation, by slaying the murderer wherever he found him, the appointment of these cities was a humane institution for the protection of the involuntary homicide; for they were designed only for the protection of such "And among¹ the citiesª which¹ ye shall giveª ° unto the Levitesª [there shall be]¹ sixª citiesª for refuge,ª which¹ ye shall appointª ° for the manslayer,ª ° that he may fleeª ° thither:¹ and to¹ them ye shall addª ° fortyª and twoª cities.ª" {Num 35:6} + "Speakª ° to¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª saying,ª ° Appoint¹ out² ° for you¹ citiesª of refuge,ª whereof¹ I spakeª ° unto¹ you by the handª of Moses:ª" {Jsh 20:2}

unawares:
Heb. by error, "But if¹ he thrustª ° him suddenlyª withoutª enmity,ª or¹ have castª ° upon¹ him any thingª ¹ without¹ laying of wait,ª ... Or¹ with any¹ stone,ª wherewith¹ a man may die,ª ° seeingª ° [him] not,ª and castª ° [it] upon¹ him, that he die,ª ° and [was] not¹ his enemy,ª ° neither¹ soughtª ° his harm:ª" {Num 35:22-23} + "And if¹ a man lie not in wait,ª °¹ but Godª deliverª ° [him] into his hand;ª then I will appointª ° thee a placeª whither¹ ¹ he shall flee.ª °" {Exd 21:13} + "That the slayerª ° might fleeª ° thither,¹ which¹ should killª °¹ his neighbourª unawares,ª ª and hatedª ° him not¹ in times² past;ª ¹ ¹ and that fleeingª ° unto¹ oneª of¹ theseª citiesª he might live:ª °" {Deu 4:42} + "And this¹ [is] the caseª of the slayer,ª ° which¹ shall fleeª ° thither,¹ that he may live:ª ° Whoso¹ killethª °¹ his neighbourª ignorantly,² ² ¹ ¹ whom he¹ hatedª ° not¹ in time² ¹ past;² ¹ ¹ ... As when a man¹ goethª ° into the woodª with¹ his neighbourª to hewª ° wood,ª and his handª fetcheth a strokeª ° with the axeª to cut downª ° the tree,ª and the headª slippethª ° from¹ the helve,ª and lighteth² ° upon¹ ¹ his neighbour,ª that he die;ª ° he¹ shall fleeª ° unto¹ oneª of those¹ cities,ª and live:ª °" {Deu 19:4-5}