Quotes about Justice
“The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their father’s brothers, and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.
— Numbers 27:7
“Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”
— Numbers 31:2
But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.
— Numbers 32:23
Six of the cities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. In addition to these, give the Levites forty-two other cities.
— Numbers 35:6
Then the LORD said to Moses,
— Numbers 35:9
designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.
— Numbers 35:11
You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.
— Numbers 35:12
Select three cities across the Jordan and three in the land of Canaan as cities of refuge.
— Numbers 35:14
If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.
— Numbers 35:16
Or if anyone has in his hand a stone of deadly size, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.
— Numbers 35:17
If anyone has in his hand a deadly object of wood, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.
— Numbers 35:18
The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds him, he is to kill him.
— Numbers 35:19