Numbers 35:27

New Century Version

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.

Cross References

Exodus 22:2

“The robber who is caught must pay back what he stole. If he owns nothing, he must be sold as a slave to pay for what he stole. If the stolen animal is found alive with the robber, he must give the owner two animals for every animal he stole, whether it was a bull, donkey, or sheep. “If a thief is killed while breaking into a house at night, the one who killed him is not guilty of murder. But if this happens during the day, he is guilty of murder.

Numbers 35:26

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

Numbers 35:28

The killer must stay in the city of safety until the high priest dies. After the high priest dies, the killer may go home.

Deuteronomy 19:10

so that innocent people will not be killed in your land, the land that the Lord your God is giving you as your own. By doing this you will not be guilty of allowing the death of innocent people.

Deuteronomy 19:6

Otherwise, the dead person’s relative who has the duty of punishing a murderer might be angry and chase him. If the city is far away, the relative might catch and kill the person, even though he should not be killed because there was no intent to kill his neighbor.