22. But if suddenly and without hostility someone hits another or throws any object at him without premeditation,
23. or accidentally drops any stone on him that could cause death and he dies—even though they weren’t enemies and no evil was intended—
24. then the community must come to a verdict between the killer and the close relative in accordance with these case laws.
25. The community will protect the killer from the hand of the close relative and return him to the refuge city where he fled. He will live there until the death of the high priest who was anointed with holy oil.
26. But if the killer ever goes outside the boundaries of the refuge city where he fled
27. and the close relative finds him outside the boundary of his refuge city and kills him, he will not be responsible for his blood.
28. The killer must live in his refuge city until the high priest’s death. After the high priest’s death the killer may return to the land he owns.