[Avodah] Harag, ratzach, heimis

[Zev Sero]

Micha Berger wrote:

> 3- Unintentional but criminally negligent killing (I'm trying to capture
>    cases of ir hanidachas)

Ir miklat, you mean.

> 4- Intentional but legal killing -- the deceased didn't go to the ir
>    [miklat]
> 5- Intentional mandatory killing -- misas beis din, milkhamah, haba
>    lehargekha...

What's the difference between these two?

 
> Retzichah seems to be the easiest to handle, because the Rashbam (on
> "lo sirtzach") discusses it. Ratzach appears to be about murder, and
> it is certainly never used WRT animals. Bamidbar 35:11 discusses my
> case #3 -- retzichah includes golus-worthy accidents and v. 27
> addresses  #4, the go'eil killing him. Perhaps retzichah is only where
> some guilt is assignable.

How is guilt assignable when a go'el hadam kills the manslaughterer?
"Veratzach goel hadam et harotzeach" is a mitzvah.  And yet it's called
retzicha.



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