Numbers 35:27-29

New International Version - UK

²⁷ and the avenger of blood finds them outside the city, the avenger of blood may kill the accused without being guilty of murder. ²⁸ The accused must stay in the city of refuge until the death of the high priest; only after the death of the high priest may they return to their own property.

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