Deuteronomy 21:22Catholic Public Domain VersionWhen a man will have sinned in a matter which is punished by death, and, having been judged unto death, he has been hanged on a gallows: See the chapter |
Otherwise, perhaps the near relative of him whose blood was shed, impelled by his grief, might pursue and apprehend him, unless the way is too long, and he might strike down the life of him who is not guilty unto death, since he had demonstrated that he had no prior hatred against him who was slain.