12 And the cities must serve YOU as a refuge from the blood avenger,*+ that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the assembly for judgment.+

6 Otherwise, the avenger+ of blood* may, because his heart is hot, chase after the manslayer and actually overtake him, since the way is great; and he may indeed strike his soul fatally,* whereas there is no sentence of death+ for him, because he was no hater of him formerly.