Numbers 35:19

35:19 The avenger ¹  of blood himself must kill the murderer; when he meets him, he must kill him.

Numbers 35:25

35:25 The community must deliver the slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the community must restore him to the town of refuge to which he fled, and he must live there ²  until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the consecrated oil.

[35:19]  ¹ tn The participle גֹּאֵל (go’el) is the one who protects the family by seeking vengeance for a crime. This is the same verb used for levirate marriages and other related customs.

[35:25]  ² tn Heb “in it.”