Numbers 35:22-24

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

²² “But if someone pushes another suddenly without enmity or hurls any object without lying in wait,^{(A) 23} or, while handling any stone that could cause death, unintentionally^[a] drops it on another and death ensues, though they were not enemies and no harm was intended, ²⁴ then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood, in accordance with these ordinances,^(B)