The victim’s nearest relative is responsible for putting the murderer to death. When they meet, the avenger must put the murderer to death.

报血仇的必亲自杀那故杀人的，一遇见就杀他。

报血仇者可以亲自杀死那故意杀人的；他一找到凶手，就可以杀死他。

报血仇者可以亲自杀死那故意杀人的；他一找到凶手，就可以杀死他。

报仇的人要亲自处死故意杀人者，一找到他就要处死他。

报血仇的，要亲自把那故意杀人的杀死；一遇见他，就可以杀死他。

報血仇的必親自殺那故殺人的，一遇見就殺他。

報血仇者可以親自殺死那故意殺人的；他一找到兇手，就可以殺死他。

報血仇者可以親自殺死那故意殺人的；他一找到兇手，就可以殺死他。

報仇的人要親自處死故意殺人者，一找到他就要處死他。

報血仇的，要親自把那故意殺人的殺死；一遇見他，就可以殺死他。

報血仇的要親自把那故意殺人的打死；遇見他的時候，就可以把他打死。

故殺人者、復仇者必殺之、遇即殺之、

被殺之戚屬、可報其仇、遇即殺之。

復仇者、必殺殺人之人、遇即殺之、

The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death; when the avenger comes upon the murderer, the avenger shall put the murderer to death.

The dead person’s nearest male relative must kill the murderer. When he meets up with him, he must kill the murderer.

The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death.

The avenger of blood himself is to kill the murderer; when he finds him, he is to kill him.

The blood avenger himself shall put the murderer to death; he himself shall put him to death when he meets him.

The avenger of blood himself shall put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death.

The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death: when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.

The avenger of blood himself is to kill the murderer; when he finds him, he is to kill him.

The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.

The avenger of blood himself must kill the murderer; when he meets him, he must kill him.

The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death. When he meets him, he shall put him to death.

Or if someone hates another person and hits him with a fist and he dies, it is murder. In such cases, the avenger must put the murderer to death when they meet.

If the relatives of the victim come to avenge the killing, the leaders must not release the slayer to them, for he killed the other person unintentionally and without previous hostility.

In that case, the elders of the murderer’s hometown must send agents to the city of refuge to bring him back and hand him over to the dead person’s avenger to be put to death.

Anyone who kills another person accidentally and unintentionally can run to one of these cities; they will be places of refuge from relatives seeking revenge for the person who was killed.

“ If the distance to the nearest city of refuge is too far, an enraged avenger might be able to chase down and kill the person who caused the death. Then the slayer would die unfairly, since he had never shown hostility toward the person who died.

These cities will be places of protection from a dead person’s relatives who want to avenge the death. The slayer must not be put to death before being tried by the community.

If this should happen, the community must follow these regulations in making a judgment between the slayer and the avenger, the victim’s nearest relative:

and the avenger finds him outside the city and kills him, it will not be considered murder.