Numbers 35:30-32

New Catholic Bible

³⁰ “ ‘If a person kills another, the murderer will be put to death upon the testimony of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death on the testimony of a single witness. ³¹ You are not to accept a ransom for the murderer who is guilty of death; he is to be put to death. ³² You are not to take a ransom from someone who has fled to his city of refuge who wants to return to live in the land before the death of the priest.