That the slayer that killeth [any] person unawares,
[and]
unwittingly, may flee thither
Who through mere accident, and without design, killed a person,
friend or foe, one of his own kindred, or a stranger, without any
malice against him, or intention to take away his life:
and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of
blood;
from any of the relations of the deceased, who might be stirred
up to avenge the blood of his kinsman on the slayer; see (
Numbers
35:12 ) .