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 caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no blood guilt for him.
Deuteronomy 19:6
Otherwise the blood avenger will chase after the killer in the heat of his anger, eventually overtake him, and kill him, though this is not a capital case since he did not hate him at the time of the accident.
General references
Numbers 35:19
The avenger of blood himself must kill the murderer; when he meets him, he must kill him.