Deu 19:4-10 | NASB2020 | STEP | “ Now this is the case of the one who commits manslaughter , who may flee there and live : when he kills his friend unintentionally , not hating him previously --

Deuteronomy 19:4-10

4 “ ^aNow this is the case of the one who commits manslaughter, who may flee there and live: when he ^{▼▼Lit strikes}kills his friend ^{▼▼Lit without knowledge}unintentionally, ^{▼▼Lit and he was not hating him previously}not hating him previously-- 5 as when a person goes into the forest with his friend to cut wood, and his hand ^{▼▼Lit is put to the}swings the axe to cut down the tree, and the iron head slips off the ^{▼▼Lit wood}handle and ^{▼▼Lit finds}strikes his friend so that he dies--he may flee to one of these cities and live. 6 Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue ^{▼▼Lit the one who committed manslaughter}him ^{▼▼Lit while his heart is hot}in the heat of his anger, and overtake him because the way is long, and ^{▼▼Lit strike him in the soul}take his life, though he was not sentenced to death since he had not hated him previously. 7 Therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall set aside for yourself three cities.’

8 “And if the Lord your God ^kenlarges your territory, just as He has sworn to your fathers, and gives you all the land that He ^{▼▼Lit spoke}promised to give your fathers-- 9 if you ^{▼▼Lit keep all...to do it}carefully follow all of this commandment which I am commanding you today, ⁿto love the Lord your God, and to walk in His ways always-- ^othen you shall add three more cities for yourself, besides these three. 10 So innocent blood will not be shed in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and ^pguilt for bloodshed will not be on you.