You are driving me off the land and away from your presence. I will be a homeless wanderer on the earth, and anyone who finds me will kill me."

The dead person's nearest relative has the responsibility for putting the murderer to death. When he finds you, he is to kill you.

In that case, the leaders of your own town are to send for you and hand you over to the relative responsible for taking revenge for the murder, so that you may be put to death.

and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send someone to bring you back. Why should I lose both of my sons on the same day?"

The first son that they have will be considered the son of the dead man, so that his family line will continue in Israel.

His court officials went to him and tried to make him get up, but he refused and would not eat anything with them.