Numbers 35:9-29

9And the LORDH3068 spake unto MosesH4872, sayingH559,

10SpeakH1696 unto the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, and sayH559 unto them, When ye passH5674 over JordanH3383 intoH413 the landH776 of CanaanH3667,

11then ye shall appoint youH5221 citiesH5892 to be citiesH5892 of refugeH4733 for youH5221; that the manslayerH7523 whichH8033 killeth anyH1961 personH5315 unwittingly may fleeH5127 thither.

12And the citiesH5892 shall be unto youH6440 for refugeH4733 from the avengerH1350; that the manslayerH7523 dieH4191 notH3808, untilH5704 he standH5975 beforeH6440 the congregationH5712 for judgmentH4941.

13And the citiesH5892 whichH834 ye shall giveH5414 shall be for youH834 sixH8337 citiesH5892 of refugeH4733.

14Ye shall giveH5414 threeH7969 citiesH5892 beyondH5676 JordanH3383, and threeH7969 citiesH5892 shall ye giveH5414 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667; they shall be citiesH5892 of refugeH4733.

15For the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, and for the strangerH1616 and for the sojournerH8453 among them, shall theseH428 sixH8337 citiesH5892 be for refugeH4733: that everyH3605 one that killeth anyH3605 personH5315 unwittingly may fleeH5127 thither.

16But ifH518 he smoteH5221 him with an instrument of ironH1270, soH4191 that he diedH4191, he is a manslayerH7523: the manslayerH7523 shall surelyH4191 be putH4191 to deathH4191.

17And ifH518 he smoteH5221 him with a stoneH68 in the handH3027, wherebyH834 a manH4191 may dieH4191, and he diedH4191, he is a manslayerH7523: the manslayerH7523 shall surelyH4191 be putH4191 to deathH4191.

18Or ifH834 he smoteH5221 him with a weaponH3627 of woodH6086 in the handH3027, wherebyH834 a manH4191 may dieH4191, and he diedH4191, he is a manslayerH7523: the manslayerH7523 shall surelyH4191 be putH4191 to deathH4191.

19The avengerH1350 of bloodH1818 shall himselfH1931 putH4191 the manslayerH7523 to deathH4191: when he meeteth him, he shall putH4191 him to deathH4191.

20And ifH518 he thrustH1920 him of hatredH8135, or hurledH7993 at him, lyingH7993 in waitH6660, soH4191 that he diedH4191;

21or in enmityH342 smoteH5221 him with his handH3027, that he diedH4191: he that smoteH5221 him shall surelyH4191 be putH4191 to deathH4191; he is a manslayerH7523: the avengerH1350 of bloodH1818 shall putH4191 the manslayerH7523 to deathH4191, when he meeteth him.

22But ifH518 he thrustH1920 him suddenlyH6621 withoutH3808 enmityH342, or hurledH7993 uponH5921 him anyH3605 thingH3627 withoutH3808 lyingH7993 in waitH6660,

23or with anyH3605 stoneH68, wherebyH834 a manH4191 may dieH4191, seeingH7200 him notH3808, and castH5307 it uponH5921 him, soH3808 that he diedH4191, and he was notH3808 his enemyH341, neitherH3808 soughtH1245 his harmH7451:

24then the congregationH5712 shall judgeH8199 betweenH996 the smiterH5221 and the avengerH1350 of bloodH1818 accordingH5921 to theseH428 judgmentsH4941:

25and the congregationH5712 shall deliverH5337 the manslayerH7523 outH413 of the handH3027 of the avengerH1350 of bloodH1818, and the congregationH5712 shall restoreH7725 him to his cityH5892 of refugeH4733, whither he was fledH5127: and he shall dwellH3427 therein untilH5704 the deathH4194 of the highH1419 priestH3548, whichH834 was anointedH4886 with the holyH6944 oilH8081.

26But ifH518 the manslayerH7523 shall at anyH3318 time goH3318 beyondH3318 the borderH1366 of his cityH5892 of refugeH4733, whither he fleeth;

27and the avengerH1350 of bloodH1818 findH4672 him withoutH369 the borderH1366 of his cityH5892 of refugeH4733, and the avengerH1350 of bloodH1818 slay the manslayerH7523; he shall notH369 be guilty of bloodH1818:

28becauseH3588 he should have remainedH3427 in his cityH5892 of refugeH4733 untilH5704 the deathH4194 of the highH1419 priestH3548: but afterH310 the deathH4194 of the highH1419 priestH3548 the manslayerH7523 shall returnH7725 intoH413 the landH776 of his possessionH272.

29And theseH428 things shall be for a statuteH2708 of judgmentH4941 unto youH3605 throughoutH3605 your generationsH1755 in allH3605 your dwellingsH4186.