17. ‘And if he has smitten him with a stone in the hand, by which one could die, and he does die, he is a murderer. The murderer shall certainly be put to death.
18. ‘Or if he has smitten him with a wooden instrument that could kill, and he does die, he is a murderer. The murderer shall certainly be put to death.
19. ‘The revenger of blood himself puts the murderer to death. When he meets him, he puts him to death.
20. ‘And if he thrusts him through in hatred, or throws an object at him while lying in wait, so that he dies,
21. or in enmity he smites him with his hand so that he dies, the one who smote him shall certainly be put to death, for he is a murderer. The revenger of blood puts the murderer to death when he meets him.
22. ‘But if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws an object at him without lying in wait,