Joshua 20:5

New American Bible - revised edition

Though the avenger of blood pursues him, they shall not deliver up to him the one who killed a neighbor unintentionally, when there had been no hatred previously.

Cross References

Leviticus 4:2

Tell the Israelites: When a person inadvertently does wrong by violating any one of the Lord’s prohibitions— For the Anointed Priest.

Numbers 35:12

These cities will serve you as places of asylum from the avenger of blood, so that a homicide will not be put to death until tried before the community.

Numbers 35:25

The community will deliver the homicide from the avenger of blood and the community will return the homicide to the city of asylum where the latter had fled; and the individual will stay there until the death of the high priest who has been anointed with sacred oil.