Numbers 35:27

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.

Numbers 35:27 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 35:27

And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the
city of his refuge
Without the suburbs, fields, and vineyards belonging to it:

and the revenger of blood kill the slayer;
being exasperated against him, and to avenge the blood of his relation on him:

he shall not be guilty of blood;
or be reckoned murderer, or die for it.

Numbers 35:27 In-Context

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.
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