You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.
so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the aven
Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike
Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that
These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unint
If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities
The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds him, he is to kill him.
then the congregation must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.