Moses tells the Israelites they are to set aside three cities of refuge, so that any manslayer could have a place to which to flee. An Israelite can be found guilty of an offense only on the testimony of two or more witnesses. If one person gives false testimony, then they are to do to the witness as the witness schemed to do to the other.
PEOPLE: Moses – יהוה YHVH God
PLACES: The Israelites are camped east of the Jordan River in Moab (Deuteronomy 1)
RELATED ARTICLES: Shoftim (parsha) – 613 mitzvot – Promised Land – Cities of Refuge – Manslaughter – Murder – Sin – Witness – Judge – An eye for an eye
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