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.

17 ‘If he struck him down with a stone in the hand, by which he will die, and as a result he died, he is a murderer; the murderer ashall surely be put to death.

18 ‘Or if he struck him with a wooden object in the hand, by which he might die, and as a result he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

19 ‘The blood avenger himself shall put the murderer to death; he shall put him to death when he meets him.

20 ‘aIf he pushed him of hatred, or threw something at him blying in wait and as a result he died,

21 or if he struck him down with his hand in enmity, and as a result he died, the one who struck him shall surely be put to death, he is a murderer; the blood avenger shall put the murderer to death when he meets him.

22 ‘aBut if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or threw something at him without lying in wait,

23 or with any 1deadly object of stone, and without seeing it dropped on him so that he died, while he was not his enemy nor seeking his injury,

24 then athe congregation shall judge between the slayer and the blood avenger according to these ordinances.