Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.
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And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.
Joshua
HistoryHe that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Proverbs
Wisdom / Solomon(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
Acts
HistoryPraise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock:
Numbers
LawNot purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
Titus
Pauline EpistlesAnd Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
Acts
History / LukeAnd he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
Luke
GospelsTherefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
Micah
Minor ProphetsFor it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanEvery beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
Genesis
LawDestruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Leviticus
LawAnd it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesOzem the sixth, David the seventh:
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
John
GospelsThe small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
Job
Wisdom / JobNow among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
Exodus
Law / MosesAlso I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?