Numbers 35:7-19

1. 7 So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.

2. 8 And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.

3. 9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

4. 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

5. 11 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.

6. 12 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.

7. 13 And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.

8. 14 Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.

9. 15 These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.

10. 16 And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

11. 17 And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

12. 18 Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

13. 19 The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.

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