Deuteronomy 19:12

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the elders in his hometown must send someone to get him and take him away from the city of safety. These leaders must hand him over to the close relative. He is a murderer and he must die.

Cross References

Exodus 21:14

But whoever plans to kill someone out of anger or hatred must be punished. Take them away from my altar and kill them.

Deuteronomy 19:11

“But suppose there is a man who hates his neighbor. That man might hide and wait to kill the person he hates. If he kills that person and runs to one of these cities of safety,

Deuteronomy 19:13

Don’t feel sorry for him. He is guilty of killing an innocent person, and you must remove that guilt from Israel. Then everything will go well for you.

2 Samuel 14:7

Now the whole family is against me. They said to me, ‘Bring us the son who killed his brother and we will kill him, because he killed his brother.’ My son is like the last spark of a fire. If they kill my son, that fire will burn out and be finished. He is the only son left alive to get his father’s property. So my dead husband’s property will go to someone else and his name will be removed from the land.”

Genesis 9:5

Also, I will demand your blood for your lives. That is, I will demand the life of any person or animal that takes a human life.

Deuteronomy 27:24

“The Levites will say, ‘Cursed is the one who kills anyone, even if he is not caught!’ “Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’