Numbers 35:9-15

9Then the LORDH3068 saidH1696 toH413 MosesH4872H559, 10“SpeakH1696 toH413 the IsraelitesH1121H3478 and tell themH559H413: WhenH3588 youH859 crossH5674 the JordanH3383 into the landH776 of CanaanH3667, 11designateH7136 citiesH5892 to serve asH1961 your citiesH5892 of refugeH4733, so that a personH7523 who killsH5221 someoneH5315 unintentionallyH7684 may fleeH5127 thereH8033. 12You are to haveH1961 these citiesH5892 as a refugeH4733 from the avengerH1350, so that the manslayerH7523 will notH3808 dieH4191 untilH5704 he standsH5975 trialH4941 beforeH6440 the assemblyH5712.

13The citiesH5892 you selectH5414 will beH1961 your sixH8337 citiesH5892 of refugeH4733. 14Select threeH7969 citiesH5892H5414 acrossH5676 the JordanH3383 and threeH7969 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667 asH1961 citiesH5892 of refugeH4733. 15TheseH428 sixH8337 citiesH5892 will serveH1961 as a refugeH4733 for the IsraelitesH1121H3478 and for the foreignerH1616 or strangerH8453 among themH8432, so that anyoneH3605 who killsH5221 a personH5315 unintentionallyH7684 may fleeH5127 thereH8033.