Verse 19
The avenger of blood himself must kill the murderer; when he meets him, he must kill him.
Referenced Verses
- Deut 19:6 : 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.
- Deut 19:12 : 12 The elders of his own city must send for him and remove him from there to deliver him over to the blood avenger to die.
- Josh 20:3 : 3 Anyone who accidentally kills someone can escape there; these cities will be a place of asylum from the avenger of blood.
- Josh 20:5 : 5 When the avenger of blood comes after him, they must not hand over to him the one who committed manslaughter, for he accidentally killed his fellow man without premeditation.
- Num 35:21 : 21 or with enmity he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must surely be put to death, for he is a murderer. The avenger of blood must kill the murderer when he meets him.
- Num 35:24 : 24 then the community must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these decisions.
- Num 35:27 : 27 and the avenger of blood finds him outside the borders of the town of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the slayer, he will not be guilty of blood,
- Num 35:12 : 12 And they must stand as your towns of refuge from the avenger in order that the killer may not die until he has stood trial before the community.