DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON Deuteronomy 19:4 The cities of refuge are to ensure justice for a manslayer who unintentionally kills someone. Otherwise, he might be killed by the avenger of blood, someone from the victim’s family seeking revenge. The law clearly distinguishes between manslaughter (which is unpremeditated) and murder. The death penalty does not apply for manslaughter.

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