Similarly, the cities of refuge in ancient Israel provided protection for the unintentional manslayer only if he first fled to such a city and then remained inside it until the death of the high priest.
Samuti muistse Iisraeli pelgulinnad pakkusid mittetahtlikule tapjale kaitset vaid siis, kui ta sellisesse linna põgenes ning kuni ülempreestri surmani sellesse ka jäi.