25 The community will protect the killer from the hand of the close relative and return him to the refuge city where he fled. He will live there until the death of the high priest who was anointed with holy oil.
26 But if the killer ever goes outside the boundaries of the refuge city where he fled
27 and the close relative finds him outside the boundary of his refuge city and kills him, he will not be responsible for his blood.
28 The killer must live in his refuge city until the high priest’s death. After the high priest’s death the killer may return to the land he owns.
29 These will be the regulations and case laws for all time in all your settlements.
30 Anyone who kills another will be executed on the evidence of witnesses. But one witness alone cannot testify against a person for a death sentence.
31 You may not accept a ransom for the life of a killer, who is guilty of a capital crime, for he must definitely be put to death.