Numbers 35:27

New Living Translation

and the avenger finds him outside the city and kills him, it will not be considered murder.

Cross References

Exodus 22:2

“If a thief is caught in the act of breaking into a house and is struck and killed in the process, the person who killed the thief is not guilty of murder.

Numbers 35:26

“But if the slayer ever leaves the limits of the city of refuge,

Numbers 35:28

The slayer should have stayed inside the city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the slayer may return to his own property.

Deuteronomy 19:10

That way you will prevent the death of innocent people in the land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession. You will not be held responsible for the death of innocent people.

Deuteronomy 19:6

“If the distance to the nearest city of refuge is too far, an enraged avenger might be able to chase down and kill the person who caused the death. Then the slayer would die unfairly, since he had never shown hostility toward the person who died.