Numbers 35:29-32 New International Version (NIV)

29. “ ‘This is to have the force of law for you throughout the generations to come, wherever you live.

30. “ ‘Anyone who kills a person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

31. “ ‘Do not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer, who deserves to die. They are to be put to death.

32. “ ‘Do not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a city of refuge and so allow them to go back and live on their own land before the death of the high priest.

Numbers 35