Bible Verses

You shall not accept payment to save the life of a murderer condemned to death; he must die.

In case of murder, the accused may be found guilty and put to death only on the evidence of two or more witnesses; the evidence of only one witness is not enough to uphold an accusation of murder.

These regulations are for you and your descendants wherever you may be.

since the killer should stay in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. Only after the high priest’s death is he free to return to his own home.

and the dead person’s nearest relative meets him outside the city of refuge, the relative may kill him without fear of punishment

If the killer should leave the city of refuge to which he had gone for safety

They will send the person who killed accidentally back to the city of refuge where he fled for safety, where he must stay until the death of the high priest.

the community shall judge in favor of the person who caused the death rather than the family member seeking revenge.

or, without looking, throwing a stone that results in death—

However, if someone unintentionally kills a person he does not hate—whether by pushing, throwing something at him,