Numbers 35:9–16

9 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

10 “aSpeak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

11 athen you shall select for yourselves cities to be your bcities of refuge, that the manslayer who has 1killed any person cunintentionally may flee there.

12 ‘aThe cities shall be to you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands before the congregation for 1trial.

13 ‘The cities which you are to give shall be your six cities of refuge.

14 ‘You ashall give three cities across the Jordan and three cities 1in the land of Canaan; they are to be cities of refuge.

15 ‘These six cities shall be for refuge for the sons of Israel, and for the alien and for the sojourner among them; that anyone who 1kills a person aunintentionally may flee there.

16 ‘aBut if he struck him down with an iron object, so that he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.