8. And concerning the cities which ye shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many ye shall take many; and from the few ye shall take few: every one according to his inheritance which he inheriteth shall give of his cities unto the Levites.
9. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
10. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over Jordan into the land of Canaan,
11. then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the manslayer which killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.
12. And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment.
13. And the cities which ye shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
14. Ye shall give three cities beyond Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.
15. For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, shall these six cities be for refuge: that every one that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.
16. But if he smote him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a manslayer: the manslayer shall surely be put to death.
17. And if he smote him with a stone in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a manslayer: the manslayer shall surely be put to death.
18. Or if he smote him with a weapon of wood in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a manslayer: the manslayer shall surely be put to death.
19. The avenger of blood shall himself put the manslayer to death: when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.
20. And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died;
21. or in enmity smote him with his hand, that he died: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; he is a manslayer: the avenger of blood shall put the manslayer to death, when he meeteth him.
22. But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him any thing without lying in wait,
23. or with any stone, whereby a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:
24. then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these judgments:
25. and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.