Numbers 35:18-20

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¹⁸ Or anyone who strikes another with a weapon of wood in hand that could cause death, and death ensues, is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death. ¹⁹ The avenger of blood is the one who shall put the murderer to death; when they meet, the avenger of blood shall execute the sentence.^{(A) 20} Likewise, if someone pushes another from hatred or hurls something at another, lying in wait, and death ensues,