Numbers 35:32 meaning and explanation

Nor should you accept a ransom for the person who flees to a city of refuge and allow him to return and live on his own land before the death of the high priest.

Numbers 35:32, Berean Standard Bible

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The LORD is speaking to Moses on the plains of Moab, giving Israel the law of the cities of refuge before they enter Canaan. Someone who killed another unintentionally could flee to one of these cities and be sheltered from the avenger of blood, but he had to stay there until the death of the high priest.

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