Numbers 35:16-25 ▼

16 But if he strikes him with an iron implement and he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.

17 And if with a stone in the hand, with which one could die by it, he strikes him and he does die, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.

18 Or if with a wooden weapon in the hand, with which one could die by it, he strikes him and he does die, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.

19 The avenger of blood himself shall put to death the murderer; when he meets him, he shall put him to death.

20 And if out of hatred he pushes him or hurls something at him while lying in wait, and he dies,

21 or in enmity he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must surely be put to death; he is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put to death the murderer when he meets him.

22 And if suddenly without enmity he pushes him or throws at him any object without lying in wait,

23 or with any stone with which a man could die by it, without seeing him, and throwing it at him so that he dies, and he is not an enemy to him or seeking his harm,

24 then the congregation shall judge between the manslayer and between the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.

25 And the congregation shall deliver the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall return him to the city of refuge where there he had fled; and he shall remain there until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the oil of holiness.