13. " 'Six towns will be the cities you can go to for safety.
14. Three will be east of the Jordan River. The other three will be in Canaan.
15. " 'Those six towns will be places where the people of Israel can go for safety. Outsiders and any other people living in Israel can also go to them for safety. So anyone who has killed another person by accident can run there.
16. " 'Suppose a person uses an iron object to hit and kill someone. Then he is a murderer. He must be put to death.
17. Or suppose a person is holding a stone that could kill. And he uses it to hit and kill someone. Then he is a murderer. He must be put to death.
18. Or suppose a person is holding a wooden object that could kill. And he uses it to hit and kill someone. Then he is a murderer. He must be put to death.