28. " 'The one who has been charged must stay in that city until the high priest dies. Only then can the one who has been charged return home.
29. " 'That is what the law requires of you for all time to come. It will apply to you no matter where you live.
30. " 'Suppose a person kills someone. That person must be put to death as a murderer. But do it only when there are witnesses who can tell what happened. Do not put anyone to death if only one witness tells what happened.
31. " 'Do not accept payment for a murderer's life. He should die. He must certainly be put to death.
32. " 'Do not accept payment for anyone who has run to a city for safety. Do not let him buy his freedom to return home. He must not go back and live on his own land before the high priest dies.
33. " 'Do not pollute the land where you are. Murder pollutes the land. Only one thing can pay to remove the pollution in the land where murder has been committed. The blood of the one who spilled another's blood must be spilled.