Numbers 35
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Numbers 35:16-22

16“But if someone strikes and kills another person with a piece of iron, it is murder, and the murderer must be executed.

17Or if someone with a stone in his hand strikes and kills another person, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death.

18Or if someone strikes and kills another person with a wooden object, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death.

19The victim’s nearest relative is responsible for putting the murderer to death. When they meet, the avenger must put the murderer to death.

20So if someone hates another person and waits in ambush, then pushes him or throws something at him and he dies, it is murder.

21Or if someone hates another person and hits him with a fist and he dies, it is murder. In such cases, the avenger must put the murderer to death when they meet.

22“But suppose someone pushes another person without having shown previous hostility, or throws something that unintentionally hits another person,

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