Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

General references

Bible References

He shall not be guilty of blood

Exodus 22:2
If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him,
Deuteronomy 19:6
lest the avenger of blood in hot anger pursue the manslayer and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him fatally, though the man did not deserve to die, since he had not hated his neighbor in the past.

General references

Numbers 35:19
The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death.

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