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
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Bible References
He shall not be guilty of blood
Exodus 22:2
"If a thief is found while breaking into a house, and is struck down and dies, it is not a capital crime in that case,
Deuteronomy 19:6
Since hile the distance may be great, the angry avenger may overtake the killer he is pursuing and kill him, in which case there will be no justice in his death, because he did not hate his friend previously.
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Numbers 35:19
The blood avenger himself is to execute the murderer. When he meets him, the blood avenger is to put him to death.