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 they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.
Genesis
LawTherefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
Matthew
GospelsAnd he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsFor, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
Luke
Gospels / LukeMatthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
Luke
GospelsSo Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThen Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
Acts
HistoryThe days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsZenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,
Joshua
History / JoshuaFor if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownWhat is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNow therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
Mark
Gospels / MarkFor the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.
Exodus
LawIn the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahSo Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
Esther
History / MordecaiBeing filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Romans
Pauline Epistles / Paul(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.