Keluaran 16:28

16:28 So the Lord said to Moses, “How long do you refuse ¹  to obey my commandments and my instructions?

Keluaran 21:13

21:13 But if he does not do it with premeditation, ²  but it happens by accident, ³  then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.

[16:28]  ¹ tn The verb is plural, and so it is addressed to the nation and not to Moses. The perfect tense in this sentence is the characteristic perfect, denoting action characteristic, or typical, of the past and the present.

[21:13]  ² tn Heb “if he does not lie in wait” (NASB similar).

[21:13]  ³ tn Heb “and God brought into his hand.” The death is unintended, its circumstances outside human control.