Who puts the murderer to death and when?
Answer From The Annual Reading Schedule - Week 41 Notes For Numbers: Before someone is put to death, they must stand before the congregation in right-ruling (Numbers 35:12). From Numbers 35:20-30 there are guidelines pointing out that there must be at least two witnesses for someone to be put to death and the intention of the person seems to be important as well. It appears from those verses that if it was pre-meditated or on purpose then the person gets the death penalty, but if it was an accident they are to remain in the city of refuge until the death of the high priest and live. However, it does state that in Numbers 35:19 the revenger of blood himself puts the murderer to death when he meets him. In saying "when he meets him", this most likely means "meets him in court" or "meets him before the congregation in right-ruling". It does not mean he could just go and kill him without a proper trial first. We learn also from Numbers 35:26-28 that the revenger of blood is not guilty if the one who killed someone was found outside his city of refuge. Related verses in Deuteronomy 19, specifically verses 11-12, show the elders are the ones who give the murderer into the hand of the revenger of blood. This confirms the need to stand before the congregation in right-ruling first.