The elders reviewed the relationship between the fugitive and the victim, noting if prior hatred existed. ​ — Numbers 35: 20 - 24; Deuteronomy 19: 6, 7; Joshua 20: 4, 5.
Vanemad uurisid põgeniku ja ohvri varasemaid suhteid ja seda, ega nad üksteise peale viha ei kandnud.