22 But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
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22 But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him anything without lying in wait,
22 `And if, in an instant, without enmity, he hath thrust him through, or hath cast at him any instrument, without lying in wait;
22 But if he have thrust at him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him anything unintentionally,
22 But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,
22 But if a man has given a wound to another suddenly and not in hate, or without design has sent something against him,
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Commentary on Numbers 35 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 35
Orders having been given before for the dividing of the land of Canaan among the lay-tribes (as I may call them), care is here taken for a competent provision for the clergy, the tribe of Levi, which ministered in holy things.
Num 35:1-8
The laws about the tithes and offerings had provided very plentifully for the maintenance of the Levites, but it was not to be thought, nor indeed was it for the public good, that when they came to Canaan they should all live about the tabernacle, as they had done in the wilderness, and therefore care must be taken to provide habitations for them, in which they might live comfortably and usefully. It is this which is here taken care of.
Num 35:9-34
We have here the orders given concerning the cities of refuge, fitly annexed to what goes before, because they were all Levites' cities. In this part of the constitution there is a great deal both of good law and pure gospel.