- from the avenger:
- "The revengerª° of bloodª himself¹ shall slayª°¹ the murderer:ª° when he meetethª° him, heª shall slayª° him." {Num 35:19} + "And the congregationª shall deliverª°¹ the slayerª° out of the handª¹ of the revengerª° of blood,ª and the congregationª shall restoreª° him to¹ the cityª of his refuge,ª whither¹¹ he was fled:ª° and he shall abideª° in it unto¹ the deathª of the highª priest,ª which¹ was anointedª° with the holyª oil.ª ... And the revengerª° of bloodª findª° him withoutª¹ the bordersª of the cityª of his refuge,ª and the revengerª° of bloodª killª°¹ the slayer;ª° he shall not¹ be guilty of blood:ª" {Num 35:25-27} + "Lest¹ the avengerª° of the bloodª° pursueª°¹ the slayer,ª²° whileª his heartª is hot,ª° and overtakeª° him, because¹ the wayª is long,ª° and slayª° him;ª whereas he [was] not¹ worthy² of death,ª¹ inasmuch asª he¹ hatedª° him not¹ in time²¹ past.²¹¹" {Deu 19:6} + "That the slayerª° that killethª° [any] personª unawaresª [and] unwittinglyª¹ may fleeª° thither:¹ and they shall be¹ your refugeª from the avengerª°¹ of blood.ª ... And he shall dwellª° in that¹ city,ª until¹ he standª° beforeª the congregationª for judgment,ª [and] until¹ the deathª of the highª priestª thatª shall be¹ in those¹ days:ª then¹ shall the slayerª° return,ª° and comeª° unto¹ his own city,ª and unto¹ his own house,ª unto¹ the cityª from whence¹¹¹ he fled.ª°" {Jsh 20:3-6} + "These¹ were¹ the citiesª appointedª for all¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª and for the strangerª that sojournethª° amongª them, that whosoever¹ killethª° [any] personª at unawaresª might fleeª° thither,¹ and not¹ dieª° by the handª of the avengerª° of blood,ª until¹ he stoodª° beforeª the congregation.ª" {Jsh 20:9} + "And, behold,¹ the whole¹ familyª is risenª° against¹ thine handmaid,ª and they said,ª° Deliverª°¹ him that smoteª° his brother,ª that we may killª° him, for the lifeª of his brotherª whom¹ he slew;ª° and we will destroyª°¹ the heirª° also:¹ and so they shall quenchª°¹ my coalª which¹ is left,²°¹ and shall not¹ leaveª° to my husbandª [neither] nameª nor remainderª uponª¹ the earth.ª" {2Sm 14:7}
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