- he devise:
- "And if¹ a man lie not in wait,ª°¹ but Godª deliverª° [him] into his hand;ª then I will appointª° thee a placeª whither¹¹ he shall flee.ª°" {Exd 21:13} + "If they shall confessª°¹ their iniquity,ª and the iniquityª of their fathers,ª with their trespassª which¹ they trespassedª° against me, and that¹ also¹ they have walkedª° contraryª unto¹ me;" {Lev 26:40} + "These¹ sixª citiesª shall be¹ a refuge,ª [both] for the childrenª of Israel,ª and for the stranger,ª and for the sojournerª amongª them: that every one¹ that killethª° any personª unawaresª may fleeª° thither.¹" {Num 35:15} + "And the congregationª shall deliverª°¹ the slayerª° out of the handª¹ of the revengerª° of blood,ª and the congregationª shall restoreª° him to¹ the cityª of his refuge,ª whither¹¹ he was fled:ª° and he shall abideª° in it unto¹ the deathª of the highª priest,ª which¹ was anointedª° with the holyª oil.ª" {Num 35:25} + "Because¹ he should have remainedª° in the cityª of his refugeª until¹ the deathª of the highª priest:ª but afterª the deathª of the highª priestª the slayerª° shall returnª° into¹ the landª of his possession.ª" {Num 35:28} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Where¹ [is] the billª of your mother'sª divorcement,ª whom¹ I have put away?ª° or¹ which¹ of my creditorsª°¹ [is it] to whom¹ I have soldª° you? Behold,¹ for your iniquitiesª have ye sold²° yourselves,¹ and for your transgressionsª is your motherª put away.ª° ... Wherefore,¹ when I came,ª° [was there] no¹ man?ª when I called,ª° [was there] none¹ to answer?ª° Is my handª shortened²° at all,ª° that it cannot redeem?ª¹ or¹ have I no¹ powerª to deliver?ª° behold,¹ at my rebukeª I dry upª° the sea,ª I makeª° the riversª a wilderness:ª their fishª stinketh,ª° because [there is] no¹¹ water,ª and diethª° for thirst.ª" {Isa 50:1-2}
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