World English Bible
Numbers 35:24
“then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;”
Verse in context — Numbers 35
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,
or with any stone, by which a man may die, not seeing him, and cast it on him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;
then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;
and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, where he was fled: and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, where he flees,
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Israel’s wilderness journey, marked by rebellion, discipline, and God’s faithfulness.
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