¹⁹ The avenger of blood^(A) shall put the murderer to death; when the avenger comes upon the murderer, the avenger shall put the murderer to death.^(B)

⁵ If the avenger of blood comes in pursuit, the elders must not surrender the fugitive, because the fugitive killed their neighbor unintentionally and without malice aforethought.

³ so that anyone who kills a person accidentally and unintentionally^(A) may flee there and find protection from the avenger of blood.^(B)

¹² the killer shall be sent for by the town elders, be brought back from the city, and be handed over to the avenger of blood to die.

⁶ Otherwise, the avenger of blood^(A) might pursue him in a rage, overtake him if the distance is too great, and kill him even though he is not deserving of death, since he did it to his neighbor without malice aforethought.

²¹ or if out of enmity one person hits another with their fist so that the other dies, that person is to be put to death;^(A) that person is a murderer. The avenger of blood^(B) shall put the murderer to death when they meet.

²⁷ and the avenger of blood finds them outside the city, the avenger of blood may kill the accused without being guilty of murder.

²⁴ the assembly^(A) must judge between the accused and the avenger of blood according to these regulations.

¹² They will be places of refuge from the avenger,^(A) so that anyone accused of murder^(B) may not die before they stand trial before the assembly.^(C)