Deuteronomy 19:4

4This is the rule concerning anyone who kills a person and flees there for safety—anyone who kills a neighbor unintentionally, without malice aforethought.

4“Now this is the case of the one who commits manslaughter, who may flee there and live: when he 19:4 Lit strikeskills his friend 19:4 Lit without knowledgeunintentionally, 19:4 Lit and he was not hating him previouslynot hating him previously—

4“Now this is the case of the manslayer who may flee there and live: when he kills his friend unintentionally, not hating him previously—

4“Now this is the case of the offender (manslayer) who may escape there and live [protected from vengeance]: when he kills his neighbor unintentionally, not having hated him previously—

4Now this is the situation regarding the manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally, without intending to harm him:

4Here is the rule about a person who kills someone. That person can run to one of those cities for safety. The rule applies to anyone who kills a neighbor they didn’t hate and didn’t mean to kill.