Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'slayer' occurs 19 times in the standard works.

9 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'slayer' in the standard works and contain 47.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 35:24-28 (5 in 5 verses)

 35:24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:

 35:25 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.

 35:26 But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;

 35:27 And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

 35:28 Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.




Deut. 19:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 20:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 19 2 21
Num. 6 2 8
Deut. 4 0 4
Josh. 8 0 8
Ezek. 1 0 1
NT 0 1 1
BM 0 0 0
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 19 3 22

Num. 35:6
And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.

Num. 35:11
Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.

Num. 35:12
And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.

Num. 35:24
Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:

Num. 35:25
And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.

Num. 35:26
But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;

Num. 35:27
And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

Num. 35:28
Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.