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And this is the case of the manslayer, that shall flee thither and live: whoso killeth his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in time past;
âHere is the law concerning a case of someone who kills a person and flees there to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally without previously hating him:
âThis is the provision for the manslayer, who by fleeing there may save his life. If anyone kills his neighbor unintentionally without having hated him in the pastâ
And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;
âNow this is the case of the one who commits manslaughter, who may flee there and live: when he kills his friend unintentionally, not hating him previouslyâ
This is the rule concerning anyone who kills a person and flees there for safetyâanyone who kills a neighbor unintentionally, without malice aforethought.
âAnd this is the case of the manslayer who flees there, that he may live: Whoever kills his neighbor unintentionally, not having hated him in time pastâ
âIf someone kills another person unintentionally, without previous hostility, the slayer may flee to any of these cities to live in safety.