Deuteronomy 19:13
19:13 You must not pity him, but purge out the blood of the innocent
from Israel, so that it may go well with you.
Deuteronomy 27:25
27:25 ‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
Deuteronomy 19:10
19:10 You must not shed innocent blood
in your land that the
Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, for that would make you guilty.
Deuteronomy 21:8
21:8 Do not blame
your people Israel whom you redeemed, O
Lord, and do not hold them accountable for the bloodshed of an innocent person.”
Then atonement will be made for the bloodshed.
Deuteronomy 32:43
32:43 Cry out, O nations, with his people,
for he will avenge his servants’ blood;
he will take vengeance against his enemies,
and make atonement for his land and people.
Deuteronomy 17:8
Appeal to a Higher Court
17:8 If a matter is too difficult for you to judge – bloodshed, legal claim, or assault – matters of controversy in your villages – you must leave there and go up to the place the Lord your God chooses.