That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:
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And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
Genesis
LawBut it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
1 Chronicles
HistoryLo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.
Job
WisdomThey part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBecause the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
2 Kings
HistoryIf I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
Job
Wisdom / JobSlay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielRepent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnThou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWhen their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
Psalms
PoetryGreat is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.
Numbers
LawThat the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
Job
Wisdom / JobThus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
Leviticus
LawBut those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
John
Gospels / JohnSo then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.