Essay zu Dewarim 19:1
כִּֽי־יַכְרִ֞ית יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ אֶת־הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ אֶת־אַרְצָ֑ם וִֽירִשְׁתָּ֕ם וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ בְעָרֵיהֶ֖ם וּבְבָתֵּיהֶֽם׃
Wenn der HERR, dein Gott, die Völker abschneidet, deren Land dir der HERR, dein Gott, gibt, und du ihnen nachfolgst und in ihren Städten und in ihren Häusern wohnst;
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
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The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
Num. 35 dealt at length with the same problem, the fate of the accidental murderer. There, however, the manslayer was confined to particular locations until the death of the High Priest, as a kind of atonement for the polluting of the land through bloodshed, whereas here it is primarily to escape family vengeance.
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