But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. Thou shalt take him from mine altar - Before the cities of refuge were assigned, the altar of God was the common asylum.
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Exodus 21:14
14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.