Numbers 35:27

God's Word

If the relative who can avenge the death finds you outside the city of refuge and kills you, the relative is not guilty of murder.

Cross References

Exodus 22:2

“If anyone catches a thief breaking in and hits him so that he dies, he is not guilty of murder.

Numbers 35:26

“But don’t go outside the city of refuge you fled to.

Numbers 35:28

Accused murderers must stay in their city of refuge until the death of the high priest. They may go back to their own property only after his death.

Deuteronomy 19:10

That way, innocent people won’t be killed in the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you won’t be guilty of murder.

Deuteronomy 19:6

Otherwise, in a rage the relative who has the authority to avenge the death will pursue him. If the place is too far away, the relative may catch up with him and take his life even though he didn’t deserve the death penalty, because in the past he never hated the person he killed.