Numbers 35:30-32

The Voice

³⁰ The case of intentional murder is different. A person so guilty shall be put to death, but only if there are enough witnesses to render a reliable account. If only one person claims to have seen the crime, you shall not put the accused to death. ³¹ If someone is indeed guilty, there shall be no alternative of life ransom for the death penalty. This crime cannot be paid off. ³² Neither shall you take money to get a person accused of manslaughter out of his obligation to live in the city of refuge. He simply must stay there till the term is up, when the high priest dies.