Numbers 35:26

New Century Version

“ ‘Such a person must never go outside the limits of the city of safety.

Cross References

Numbers 35:25

They must protect the killer from the dead person’s relative, sending the killer back to the original city of safety, to stay there until the high priest dies (the high priest had the holy oil poured on him).

Numbers 35:27

If a relative of the dead person finds the killer outside the city, the relative may kill that person and not be guilty of murder.

Joshua 2:19

If anyone leaves your house and is killed, it is his own fault. We cannot be responsible for him. If anyone in your house is hurt, we will be responsible.