Numbers 35:30 meaning and explanation

If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness.

Numbers 35:30, Berean Standard Bible

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The LORD is speaking to Moses on the plains of Moab, setting out how Israel is to handle cases of killing once they settle in Canaan. Verse 30 belongs to the laws about murderers and cities of refuge.

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