Numbers 35:22-24

Expanded Bible

²² “‘But a person might suddenly shove someone, and not from hatred. Or a person might ·accidentally [without lying in wait] throw something and ·hit [^Lstrike] someone. ²³ Or a person might drop a rock on someone he couldn’t see and kill that person. There was no plan to hurt anyone and ·no hatred for the one who was killed [^Lthey were not enemies]. ²⁴ If that happens, the ·community [assembly; congregation] must judge between the ·relative of the dead person [near-relative; avenger of blood] and the ·killer [^Lstriker], according to these rules.