23 Or he might drop a rock that could kill someone. It might fall on someone he did not see. And it might kill that person. He didn’t plan to hurt anyone. He didn’t hate the person he killed.
24 If that happens, the community must decide what to do. They must decide between the relative of the dead person and the killer. Here are the rules.
25 They must protect the killer from the dead person’s relative. They must send the killer back to the city of safety that he ran to. He must stay there until the high priest dies. The high priest had the holy oil poured on him.
26 “‘That man must never go outside the limits of his city of safety.
27 If a relative of the dead person finds him outside the city, the relative may kill him. He will not be guilty of murder.
28 The killer must stay in his city of safety until the high priest dies. After the high priest dies, he may go back to his own land.
29 “‘These laws are for you from now on, wherever you live.