(September 14, 2017 at 6:34 pm)Huggy74 Wrote:
Quote:Do you guys just parrot the same scripture without any knowledge of the customs? So much for critical thought...So if guy did the crime in a city of refuge could he stay in the same city without getting busted or would he have to escape to another city of refuge?
Murder was punishable by death, however manslaughter is not, if the servant died from the beating the same day, that was MURDER, if he died a few days later that shows the intent was not to kill him, therefore it was MANSLAUGHTER.
This does not mean you were off the hook for his death, it just meant that you weren't punished in an official capacity, however the victims family had the right to take justice for themselves (eye for an eye remember) unless you made it to a city of refuge first.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/blood-avenger