Numbers 35:11
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 Num 35:6; Josh 20:2 unawares Heb. by error, Num 35:22-23; Exod 21:13; Deut 4:42, Deut 19:4-5
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