The accidental killer speaks to the elders when he gets to the city. The gemara derives a number of halachot from here. The section in Yehoshua when he sets up cities of refuge is discussed. The accidental killer leaves the city of refuge at the death of the Kohen Gadol. Who qualifies as a Kohen Gadol? If there are multiple Kohanim Gedolim, do they all need to die or just one of them. Out of concern that the people in the city may pray for the death of the Kohen Gadol, their mother’s would provide food and clothing for the accidental killers. The gemara then discusses prayers that have no basis (like praying for the Kohen Gadol to die)- do they come true? Different scenarios are brought regarding the timing of the death of the Kohen Gadol – after the killing but before the court determined that the killer needs to go to the city of refuge or after the court’s ruling but6 before the killer got to the city, etc. and the halacha in each case is determined.
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