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Numbers 35:11

King James Version (KJV)

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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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 35:11

Theological / Devotional

Unawares. From a word whose root means “to go astray,” “to commit an error.” The word here used means, literally, “by mistake,” “in error” (see Joshua 20:3; Eccl. 5:6). The right of sanctuary was recognized by most nations from remote antiquity.

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