Chapter 2, Mishna 6, 7, 8

If avenger of blood kills an manslaughterer, is he exempt from punishment?
Why is it permissible to kill manslaughterer?
Who does “and he does not hate him from before” refer to?
When manslaughterer goes back home for trial, how does he ensure his safety from blood redeemer outside city of refuge?
Why are his chaperones two Torah scholars instead of armed guards?
What will Torah scholars do if blood redeemer tries to kill manslaughterer?
What will they say to blood redeemer?
Does the manslaughterer speak to the blood redeemer?
If one who kills intentionally flees to city of refuge, is he taken in?
What if it’s not clear if killing was intentional or not?
When he gets to city of refuge and tells story to elders, can the elders be fellow manslaughterers?
What if there are no elders in the city?
Can one become a wayward and rebellious son in a city without elders?
What happens if a corpse is found proximate to city without elders?
How can “in the scroll of the Torah of God?” refer to the Book of Joshua?
If sheets of hide are sewn together with alternative to sinew (ie flax), is sefer Torah kosher?
If one served as a high priest temporarily then became a regular priest and he dies, can exiles return?
What are three kinds of high priests whose death will enable murderers from city of refuge to return home?
How did mothers of high priests prevent manslaughterers from praying for death of their sons?
Why would God answer prayers of exiles that High Priest should die?
What could High Priest have done to prevent accidental murder?
Who has the power to keep community safe by praying for them?
What is relevance of Achitofel, David and the erasing of God’s name?
How did Achitofel speak up and save the world?
Is curse of a sage more likely to come true?
Why did Samuel’s sons not follow in his ways?
What if there is no High Priest when accidental killing happens?
What if High Priest is the person killed by manslaughterer?
Can an exile ever leave city of refuge before High Priest dies?
What if man-slaughterer is sentenced to be exiled but High Priest dies the next day?
Is it exile that atones for his sin or death of High Priest?
If exile dies in city of refuge, is he buried there or in ancestral land?
Can his bones be returned home before High Priest dies?
What if High Priest was disqualified at time manslaughterer was sentenced to exile?

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