1. THE Lord said also to Joshua,
2. Say to the Israelites, Appoint among you cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses,
3. That the slayer who kills anyone accidentally and unintentionally may flee there; and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. [Num. 35:10ff.]
4. He who flees to one of those cities shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city and explain his case to the elders of that city; they shall receive him to [the protection of] that city and give him a place to dwell among them.