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John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 20:3

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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That the slayer that killeth [any] person unawares, [and] unwittingly, may flee thither, etc.] Who through mere accident, and without design, killed a person, friend or foe, one of his own kindred, or a stranger, without any malice against him, or intention to take away his life: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood; from any of the relations of the deceased, who might be stirred up to avenge the blood of his kinsman on the slayer; (see <043512>Numbers 35:12).
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