Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 19 ©
1 The cities of refuge. 4 The privilege thereof allowed to the manslayer; 11 but not to him that is guilty of wilful murder. 14 The landmark not to be removed. 15 Two witnesses at the least are required to prove a criminal fact. 16 The punishment of a false witness.
As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to *hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the 3head slippeth from the 4*helve, and 5lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; ehe shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
Lest the favenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and 6slay him; whereas he was gnot worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not 7in time past.
Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.
That kinnocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.
Then the elders of his city shall send mand fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
¶If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is 9wrong;