Deuteronomy 7:22

7:22 He, ¹  the God who leads you, will expel the nations little by little. You will not be allowed to destroy them all at once lest the wild animals overrun you.

Deuteronomy 19:11

19:11 However, suppose a person hates someone else ²  and stalks him, attacks him, kills him, ³  and then flees to one of these cities.

Deuteronomy 4:42

4:42 Anyone who accidentally killed someone ⁴  without hating him at the time of the accident ⁵  could flee to one of those cities and be safe.

[7:22]  ¹ tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 7:19.

[19:11]  ² tn Heb “his neighbor.”

[19:11]  ³ tn Heb “rises against him and strikes him fatally.”

[4:42]  ³ tn Heb “the slayer who slew his neighbor without knowledge.”

[4:42]  ⁴ tn Heb “yesterday and a third (day).” The point is that there was no animosity between the two parties at the time of the accident and therefore no motive for the killing.