Numbers 35:15 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

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

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

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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