Numbers 35:15-24
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15 These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
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16 And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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17 And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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18 Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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19 The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
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20 But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;
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21 Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
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22 But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
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23 Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:
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24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments: