Joshua 20:3 — so that the person (manslayer) who kills any person unintentionally, without pr… — AMP | maBible
Read Joshua 20:3 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Joshua 20.3, Joshua 20v3, Jos. 20:3. so that the person (manslayer) who kills any person unintentionally, without premeditation, may flee there, and they shall be your refuge from the blood avenger. [Num 35:10…
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3 so that the person (manslayer) who kills any person unintentionally, without premeditation, may flee there, and they shall be your refuge from the blood avenger. [Num 35:10ff]
Notes and references
Lit without knowledge. The Hebrew terminology is not very precise, but adequate nonetheless to distinguish involuntary manslaughter from murder. In modern terms, the person who is guilty only of manslaughter must not have been aware at the time that he was actually killing a human being (like the h…
Lit redeemer of blood, the idea being that the one who kills the murderer of a relative redeems the guilt of the crime. The avenger was ordinarily a male next-of-kin, and he had the right, or even the responsibility, to execute the guilty party.