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Deuteronomy 4:
Exodus 21 gave further insight to this concept:
Holman Christian Standard Bible:42 that the manslayer might flee there, anyone who kills his neighbor unintentionally, without being at enmity with him in time past; he may flee to one of these cities and save his life:
Oxford dictionary for the word accident:Someone could flee there who committed manslaughter, killing his neighbor accidentally without previously hating him. He could flee to one of these cities and stay alive:
The Chinese term for accident is 意外. It literally means outside of intention.something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance
Exodus 21 gave further insight to this concept:
Accidents happen outside of the will of men but they are still within the permissive will of God.12 “Whoever strikes a man so that he dies shall be put to death. 13 But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God let him fall into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place to which he may flee. 14 But if a man willfully attacks another to kill him by cunning, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.