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For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that every one that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

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19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For the stranger, and for the sojourner ... — The word ger, “stranger,” properly denotes a foreigner who took up a tempor…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

These six cities shall be a refuge both for the children of
Israel and for the stranger

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

To show plainly the abhorrence of murder, and to provide more effectively for the punishment of the murderer, the nearest relation of the deceased,…

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