1And the Lord spake vnto Moses in the plaine of Moab by Iorden, toward Iericho, saying,

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Numbers 22:1, Numbers 22:1, Numbers 31:12, Numbers 33:50, Numbers 26:63

2Commande ye children of Israel, that they giue vnto the Leuites of the inheritace of their possession, cities to dwell in: yee shall giue also vnto the Leuites the suburbes of the cities round about them.

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Joshua 14:3, Joshua 14:4, Joshua 14:3, Joshua 14:4, Ezekiel 48:8

3So they shall haue the cities to dwell in, and their suburbes shall be for their cattell, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.

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2 Chronicles 11:14, Joshua 21:11, Ezekiel 45:2, 2 Chronicles 11:14, Joshua 21:11

4And the suburbes of the cities, which ye shall giue vnto the Leuites, from the wall of the citie outward, shalbe a thousand cubites round about.

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5And yee shall measure without the citie of the Eastside, two thousand cubites: and of the Southside, two thousand cubites: and of the Westside, two thousand cubites: and of ye Northside, two thousand cubites: and the citie shalbe in ye middes. this shalbe the measure of the suburbes of their cities.

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6And of the cities which yee shall giue vnto the Leuites, there shalbe sixe cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint, that he which killeth, may flee thither: and to them yee shall adde two and fourtie cities more.

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Joshua 21:13, Joshua 21:3, Joshua 21:13, Joshua 21:3, Joshua 21:38

7All the cities which yee shall giue to the Leuites, shalbe eight and fourtie cities: them shall ye giue with their suburbes.

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1 Chronicles 6:54, 1 Chronicles 6:81, Joshua 21:3, Joshua 21:42, 1 Chronicles 6:54

8And concerning the cities which yee shall giue, of the possession of the children of Israel: of many ye shall take more, and of few ye shall take lesse: euery one shall giue of his cities vnto the Leuites, according to his inheritance, which hee inheriteth.

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Numbers 33:54, Numbers 26:54, Numbers 33:54, Numbers 26:54, Joshua 21:1

9And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

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10Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say vnto them, When ye be come ouer Iorden into the land of Canaan,

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Numbers 34:2, Deuteronomy 12:9, Leviticus 14:34, Deuteronomy 19:1, Deuteronomy 19:2

11Ye shall appoint you cities, to bee cities of refuge for you, that the slayer, which slayeth any person vnwares, may flee thither.

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Exodus 21:13, Exodus 21:13, Joshua 20:2, Numbers 35:6, Joshua 20:2

12And these cities shalbe for you a refuge from the auenger, that he which killeth, die not, vntill he stand before the Congregation in iudgement.

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Joshua 20:3, Joshua 20:6, Deuteronomy 19:6, Joshua 20:3, Joshua 20:6

13And of the cities which ye shall giue, sixe cities shall ye haue for refuge.

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14Ye shall appoint three on this side Iorden, and ye shall appoint three cities in the lande of Canaan which shalbe cities of refuge.

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Deuteronomy 4:41, Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 20:7, Joshua 20:9, Deuteronomy 19:8

15These six cities shalbe a refuge for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for him that dwelleth among you, that euery one which killeth any person vnwares, may flee thither.

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Numbers 15:16, Numbers 15:16, Leviticus 24:22, Romans 3:29, Exodus 12:49

16And if one smite another with an instrument of yron that hee die, hee is a murtherer, and the murtherer shall die the death.

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Leviticus 24:17, Leviticus 24:17, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Deuteronomy 19:11

17Also if hee smite him by casting a stone, wherewith hee may be slaine, and he die, hee is a murtherer, and the murtherer shall die the death.

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Exodus 21:18, Exodus 21:18

18Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may be slaine, if he die, he is a murtherer, and the murtherer shall die the death.

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19The reuenger of the blood himselfe shall slay the murtherer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.

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Joshua 20:5, Numbers 35:21, Deuteronomy 19:6, Joshua 20:3, Deuteronomy 19:12

20But if hee thrust him of hate, or hurle at him by laying of wait, that he die,

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Exodus 21:14, Exodus 21:14, Deuteronomy 19:11, Deuteronomy 19:11, 2 Samuel 20:10

21Or smite him through enimitie with his hand, that he die, he that smote him shall die ye death: for hee is a murtherer: the reuenger of the blood shall slay the murtherer when he meeteth him.

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22But if he pusshed him vnaduisedly, and not of hatred, or cast vpon him any thing, without laying of waite,

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Exodus 21:13, Numbers 35:11, Exodus 21:13, Numbers 35:11, Joshua 20:5

23Or any stone (whereby he might be slaine) and sawe him not, or caused it to fall vpon him, and he die, and was not his enemie, neither sought him any harme,

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24Then the Congregation shall iudge betweene the slayer and the auenger of blood according to these lawes.

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Joshua 20:6, Joshua 20:6, Numbers 35:12, Numbers 35:12

25And the Congregation shall deliuer the slayer out of the hande of the auenger of blood, and the Congregation shall restore him vnto the citie of his refuge, whither hee was fled: and hee shall abide there vnto the death of the hie Priest, which is anointed with the holy oyle.

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Exodus 29:7, Exodus 29:7, Leviticus 4:3, Leviticus 21:10, Hebrews 7:25

26But if the slayer come without the borders of the citie of his refuge, whither he was fled,

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27And the reuenger of blood finde him without the borders of the citie of his refuge, and the reueger of blood slay ye murtherer, he shalbe giltles,

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Deuteronomy 19:10, Deuteronomy 19:6, Exodus 22:2, Deuteronomy 19:10, Deuteronomy 19:6

28Because he should haue remained in the citie of his refuge, vntill the death of the hie Priest: and after the death of the hie Priest, the slayer shall returne vnto the land of his possession.

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Hebrews 10:39, Hebrews 6:4, Hebrews 6:8, Hebrews 3:14, Hebrews 9:11

29So these thinges shall be a lawe of iudgement vnto you, throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

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Numbers 27:11, Numbers 27:11, Numbers 27:1, Numbers 27:1

30Whosoeuer killeth any person, the Iudge shall slay the murtherer, through witnesses: but one witnesse shall not testifie against a person to cause him to die.

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Hebrews 10:28, Hebrews 10:28, Matthew 18:16, Deuteronomy 19:15, Matthew 18:16

31Moreouer ye shall take no recompense for the life of the murtherer, which is worthy to die: but he shalbe put to death.

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Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Exodus 21:14, 2 Samuel 12:13, 1 Kings 2:28

32Also ye shall take no recompense for him that is fled to the citie of his refuge, that he should come againe, and dwell in the lande, before the death of the hie Priest.

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Acts 4:12, Galatians 3:10, Galatians 3:13, Revelation 5:9, Galatians 2:21

33So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye shall dwell: for blood defileth the land: and the land cannot be clensed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

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Luke 11:50, Luke 11:51, Luke 11:50, Luke 11:51, Psalms 106:38

34Defile not therefore the lande which yee shall inhabite, For I dwell in the middes thereof: for I the Lord dwel among the children of Israel.

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Numbers 5:3, Numbers 5:3, Psalms 135:21, Psalms 135:21, Revelation 21:27