Num 35:9-14 | ESV | STEP | And the Lord spoke to Moses , saying ,

aFor ver. 10-12, see Deut. 19:2-4; Josh. 20:2-6

Numbers 35:9-14

Cities of Refuge

9 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 10 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, ^aWhen you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 11 ^bthen you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person without intent may flee there. 12 The cities shall be for you a refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment. 13 And the cities that you give shall be your ^csix cities of refuge. 14 ^dYou shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities in the land of Canaan, to be cities of refuge.