31 Moreover, you shall not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is [a]condemned to death, but he must be put to death. 32 And you shall not accept a ransom for one who has fled to his city of refuge, so that he may return to live in the land [b]before the death of the priest.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 35:31 Lit guilty
  2. Numbers 35:32 Or until

31 “‘Do not accept a ransom(A) 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.

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