19 The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death.

11 ^c“But if anyone hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and attacks him and strikes him fatally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities, 12 then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood, so that he may die. 13 ^dYour eye shall not pity him, but you shall ^epurge the guilt of innocent blood¹ from Israel, so that it may be well with you.