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15 These cities will be places of safety for citizens of Israel and for foreigners and travelers. Any of these people will be able to run to one of these cities if they accidentally kill someone.

16 “If you use an iron weapon[a] to kill someone, you are a murderer, and you must die. 17 If you use a rock large enough to kill someone and you kill another person, you are a murderer, and you must die.

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  1. Numbers 35:16 iron weapon This shows that the murderer chose a weapon he knew could kill the other person.

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