Numbers 35:12, 21, 24, 27

There the person will be safe from the dead person’s relative who has the duty of punishing the killer. He will not die before he receives a fair trial in court.

Or a person might hit someone with his hand and cause death. If it were done from hate, the person is a murderer and must be put to death. A relative of the dead person must kill the murderer when they meet.

If that happens, the community must judge between the relative of the dead person and the killer, according to these rules.

If a relative of the dead person finds the killer outside the city, the relative may kill that person and not be guilty of murder.