8. “And the cities which you give are from the possession of the children of Yisra’ĕl. From the larger tribe you give many, from the smaller you give few, each one gives some of its cities to the Lĕwites, in proportion to the inheritance that each inherits.”
9. And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying,
10. “Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, and say to them, ‘When you pass over the Yardĕn into the land of Kena‛an,
11. then you shall choose cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the one who accidentally killed someone shall flee there.
12. ‘And they shall be cities of refuge for you from the revenger, and the one who killed someone is not to die until he stands before the congregation in right-ruling.
13. ‘And of the cities which you give, six are to be cities of refuge.
14. ‘Give three cities beyond the Yardĕn, and give three cities in the land of Kena‛an, as cities of refuge.
15. ‘These six cities are for refuge for the children of Yisra’ĕl, and for the sojourner, and for the settler in their midst, for anyone who accidentally kills someone to flee there.