Deuteronomy 19:12

New International Version

the killer shall be sent for by the town elders, be brought back from the city, and be handed over to the avenger of blood to die.

Cross References

Genesis 9:5

And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.

2 Samuel 14:7

Now the whole clan has risen up against your servant; they say, ‘Hand over the one who struck his brother down, so that we may put him to death for the life of his brother whom he killed; then we will get rid of the heir as well.’ They would put out the only burning coal I have left, leaving my husband neither name nor descendant on the face of the earth.”

Exodus 21:14

But if anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately, that person is to be taken from my altar and put to death.

Deuteronomy 19:11

But if out of hate someone lies in wait, assaults and kills a neighbor, and then flees to one of these cities,

Deuteronomy 19:13

Show no pity. You must purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, so that it may go well with you.

Deuteronomy 27:24

“Cursed is anyone who kills their neighbor secretly.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”