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Summary
And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:
He shall not be guilty of blood
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Bible References
He shall not be guilty of blood
Exodus 22:2 If a thief is caught in the act of breaking in, and he is beaten to death, no one is guilty of bloodshed.
Deuteronomy 19:6
Otherwise, the avenger of blood in the heat of his anger might pursue the one who committed manslaughter, overtake him because the distance is great, and strike him dead. Yet he did not deserve to die, since he did not previously hate his neighbor.
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Numbers 35:19
The avenger of blood himself is to kill the murderer; when he finds him, he is to kill him.