Joshua 20:1-4

1Then the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,

2“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘1Designate 2the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you 3through Moses,

3so that one who commits manslaughter by 4killing a person unintentionally, without premeditation, may flee there, and they shall become your refuge from the avenger of blood.

4Then he shall flee to one of these cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the 5gate of the city, and state his case in the 6presence of the elders of that city; and they shall 7receive him into the city to them and give him a place, so that he may remain among them.