Numbers 35:22-24

International Standard Version

Case Examples for Eligibility

²² “But if he pushed him suddenly without hatred, or if he hurled something^[a] in his direction without waiting in ambush, ²³ or if he hit him^[b] with a stone carelessly^[c] so that he was fatally injured, though he isn’t his enemy and he wasn’t seeking to commit evil against him, ²⁴ then the community is to judge between the inadvertent killer and the blood avenger, following these ordinances.