Deuteronomy 19:10-12

Expanded Bible

¹⁰ so that innocent ·people will not be killed [^Lblood will not be shed] in your land, the land that the Lord your God is giving you as your ·own [^Linheritance]. ·By doing this you will not be guilty of allowing the death of innocent people [^L…bringing bloodguilt on you].

¹¹ But if a person hates his neighbor and, after ·hiding and waiting [lying in wait], ·attacks [^Lrises up] and ·kills [^Lstrikes] him and then runs to one of these cities for safety, ¹² the elders of his own city should send for the murderer. They should bring the person back from the city of safety and hand him over to the ·relative who has the duty of punishing the murderer [near-kinsman; ^Lavenger of blood].