Exodus 21:13 - Exposition

God deliver him into his hand . This does not seem to mean more than, "if he chance upon him without seeking him." God' s providence does in fact bring about the meetings which men call accidental. I will appoint thee a place . When we first hear of the actual appointment, the number of the places was six—three on either side of Jordan. (See Joshua 20:7 , Joshua 20:8 ; and compare Numbers 35:10-15 , and Deuteronomy 19:2 .) Thus there was always a city of refuge at a reasonable distance.