And Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ spake¹⁶⁹⁶ unto Moses⁴⁸⁷² in the plains⁶¹⁶⁰ of Moab⁴¹²⁴ by Jordan³³⁸³ near Jericho,³⁴⁰⁵ saying,⁵⁵⁹

Command⁶⁶⁸⁰ the children¹¹²¹ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ that they give⁵⁴¹⁴ unto the Levites³⁸⁸¹ of the inheritance⁵¹⁵⁹ of their possession²⁷² cities⁵⁸⁹² to dwell in;³⁴²⁷ and ye shall give⁵⁴¹⁴ also unto the Levites³⁸⁸¹ suburbs⁴⁰⁵⁴ for the cities⁵⁸⁹² round about⁵⁴³⁹ them.

And the cities⁵⁸⁹² shall they have to dwell in;³⁴²⁷ and the suburbs⁴⁰⁵⁴ of them shall be for their cattle,⁹²⁹ and for their goods,⁷³⁹⁹ and for all their beasts.²⁴¹⁶

And the suburbs⁴⁰⁵⁴ of the cities,⁵⁸⁹² which ye shall give⁵⁴¹⁴ unto the Levites,³⁸⁸¹ shall reach from the wall⁷⁰²³ of the city⁵⁸⁹² and outward²³⁵¹ a thousand⁵⁰⁵ cubits⁵²⁰ round about.⁵⁴³⁹

And ye shall measure⁴⁰⁵⁸ from without²³⁵¹ the city⁵⁸⁹² on the east⁶⁹²⁴ side⁶²⁸⁵ two thousand⁵⁰⁵ cubits,⁵²⁰ and on the south⁵⁰⁴⁵ side⁶²⁸⁵ two thousand⁵⁰⁵ cubits,⁵²⁰ and on the west³²²⁰ side⁶²⁸⁵ two thousand⁵⁰⁵ cubits,⁵²⁰ and on the north⁶⁸²⁸ side⁶²⁸⁵ two thousand⁵⁰⁵ cubits;⁵²⁰ and the city⁵⁸⁹² shall be in the midst:⁸⁴³² this shall be to them the suburbs⁴⁰⁵⁴ of the cities.⁵⁸⁹²

And among the cities⁵⁸⁹² which ye shall give⁵⁴¹⁴ unto the Levites³⁸⁸¹ there shall be six⁸³³⁷ cities⁵⁸⁹² for refuge,⁴⁷³³ which ye shall appoint⁵⁴¹⁴ for the manslayer,⁷⁵²³ that he may flee⁵¹²⁷ thither: and to them ye shall add⁵⁴¹⁴ forty⁷⁰⁵ and two⁸¹⁴⁷ cities.⁵⁸⁹²

So all the cities⁵⁸⁹² which ye shall give⁵⁴¹⁴ to the Levites³⁸⁸¹ shall be forty⁷⁰⁵ and eight⁸⁰⁸³ cities:⁵⁸⁹² them shall ye give with their suburbs.⁴⁰⁵⁴

And the cities⁵⁸⁹² which ye shall give⁵⁴¹⁴ shall be of the possession²⁷² of the children¹¹²¹ of Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ from them that have many⁷²²⁷ ye shall give many;⁷²³⁵ but from them that have few⁴⁵⁹² ye shall give few:⁴⁵⁹¹ every one³⁷⁶ shall give⁵⁴¹⁴ of his cities⁵⁸⁹² unto the Levites³⁸⁸¹ according⁶³¹⁰ to his inheritance⁵¹⁵⁹ which he inheriteth.⁵¹⁵⁷

And Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ spake¹⁶⁹⁶ unto Moses,⁴⁸⁷² saying,⁵⁵⁹

Speak¹⁶⁹⁶ unto the children¹¹²¹ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and say⁵⁵⁹ unto them, When ye be come over⁵⁶⁷⁴ Jordan³³⁸³ into the land⁷⁷⁶ of Canaan;³⁶⁶⁷

Then ye shall appoint⁷¹³⁶ you cities⁵⁸⁹² to be cities⁵⁸⁹² of refuge⁴⁷³³ for you; that the slayer⁷⁵²³ may flee⁵¹²⁷ thither, which killeth⁵²²¹ any person⁵³¹⁵ at unawares.⁷⁶⁸⁴

And they shall be unto you cities⁵⁸⁹² for refuge⁴⁷³³ from the avenger;¹³⁵⁰ that the manslayer⁷⁵²³ die⁴¹⁹¹ not, until he stand⁵⁹⁷⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the congregation⁵⁷¹² in judgment.⁴⁹⁴¹

And of these cities⁵⁸⁹² which ye shall give⁵⁴¹⁴ six⁸³³⁷ cities⁵⁸⁹² shall ye have for refuge.⁴⁷³³

Ye shall give⁵⁴¹⁴ three⁷⁹⁶⁹ cities⁵⁸⁹² on this side⁵⁶⁷⁶ Jordan,³³⁸³ and three⁷⁹⁶⁹ cities⁵⁸⁹² shall ye give⁵⁴¹⁴ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of Canaan,³⁶⁶⁷ which shall be cities⁵⁸⁹² of refuge.⁴⁷³³

These six⁸³³⁷ cities⁵⁸⁹² shall be a refuge,⁴⁷³³ both for the children¹¹²¹ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and for the stranger,¹⁶¹⁶ and for the sojourner⁸⁴⁵³ among⁸⁴³² them: that every one that killeth⁵²²¹ any person⁵³¹⁵ unawares⁷⁶⁸⁴ may flee⁵¹²⁷ thither.

And if he smite⁵²²¹ him with an instrument³⁶²⁷ of iron,¹²⁷⁰ so that he die,⁴¹⁹¹ he is a murderer:⁷⁵²³ the murderer⁷⁵²³ shall surely⁴¹⁹¹ be put to death.⁴¹⁹¹

And if he smite⁵²²¹ him with throwing³⁰²⁷ a stone,⁶⁸ wherewith he may die,⁴¹⁹¹ and he die,⁴¹⁹¹ he is a murderer:⁷⁵²³ the murderer⁷⁵²³ shall surely⁴¹⁹¹ be put to death.⁴¹⁹¹

Or if he smite⁵²²¹ him with an hand³⁰²⁷ weapon³⁶²⁷ of wood,⁶⁰⁸⁶ wherewith he may die,⁴¹⁹¹ and he die,⁴¹⁹¹ he is a murderer:⁷⁵²³ the murderer⁷⁵²³ shall surely⁴¹⁹¹ be put to death.⁴¹⁹¹

The revenger¹³⁵⁰ of blood¹⁸¹⁸ himself¹⁹³¹ shall slay⁴¹⁹¹ the murderer:⁷⁵²³ when he meeteth⁶²⁹³ him, he shall slay⁴¹⁹¹ him.

But if he thrust¹⁹²⁰ him of hatred,⁸¹³⁵ or hurl⁷⁹⁹³ at him by laying of wait,⁶⁶⁶⁰ that he die;⁴¹⁹¹

Or in enmity³⁴² smite⁵²²¹ him with his hand,³⁰²⁷ that he die:⁴¹⁹¹ he that smote⁵²²¹ him shall surely⁴¹⁹¹ be put to death;⁴¹⁹¹ for he is a murderer:⁷⁵²³ the revenger¹³⁵⁰ of blood¹⁸¹⁸ shall slay⁴¹⁹¹ the murderer,⁷⁵²³ when he meeteth⁶²⁹³ him.

But if he thrust¹⁹²⁰ him suddenly⁶⁶²¹ without³⁸⁰⁸ enmity,³⁴² or have cast⁷⁹⁹³ upon him any thing³⁶²⁷ without laying of wait,⁶⁶⁶⁰

Or with any stone,⁶⁸ wherewith a man may die,⁴¹⁹¹ seeing⁷²⁰⁰ him not,³⁸⁰⁸ and cast⁵³⁰⁷ it upon him, that he die,⁴¹⁹¹ and was not his enemy,³⁴¹ neither sought¹²⁴⁵ his harm:⁷⁴⁵¹

Then the congregation⁵⁷¹² shall judge⁸¹⁹⁹ between the slayer⁵²²¹ and the revenger¹³⁵⁰ of blood¹⁸¹⁸ according to these judgments:⁴⁹⁴¹

And the congregation⁵⁷¹² shall deliver⁵³³⁷ the slayer⁷⁵²³ out of the hand³⁰²⁷ of the revenger¹³⁵⁰ of blood,¹⁸¹⁸ and the congregation⁵⁷¹² shall restore⁷⁷²⁵ him to the city⁵⁸⁹² of his refuge,⁴⁷³³ whither he was fled:⁵¹²⁷ and he shall abide³⁴²⁷ in it unto the death⁴¹⁹⁴ of the high¹⁴¹⁹ priest,³⁵⁴⁸ which was anointed⁴⁸⁸⁶ with the holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ oil.⁸⁰⁸¹

But if the slayer⁷⁵²³ shall at any time³³¹⁸ come without³³¹⁸ the border¹³⁶⁶ of the city⁵⁸⁹² of his refuge,⁴⁷³³ whither he was fled;⁵¹²⁷

And the revenger¹³⁵⁰ of blood¹⁸¹⁸ find⁴⁶⁷² him without²³⁵¹ the borders¹³⁶⁶ of the city⁵⁸⁹² of his refuge,⁴⁷³³ and the revenger¹³⁵⁰ of blood¹⁸¹⁸ kill⁷⁵²³ the slayer;⁷⁵²³ he shall not be guilty of blood:¹⁸¹⁸

Because he should have remained³⁴²⁷ in the city⁵⁸⁹² of his refuge⁴⁷³³ until the death⁴¹⁹⁴ of the high¹⁴¹⁹ priest:³⁵⁴⁸ but after³¹⁰ the death⁴¹⁹⁴ of the high¹⁴¹⁹ priest³⁵⁴⁸ the slayer⁷⁵²³ shall return⁷⁷²⁵ into the land⁷⁷⁶ of his possession.²⁷²

So these things shall be for a statute²⁷⁰⁸ of judgment⁴⁹⁴¹ unto you throughout your generations¹⁷⁵⁵ in all your dwellings.⁴¹⁸⁶

Whoso killeth⁵²²¹ any person,⁵³¹⁵ the murderer⁷⁵²³ shall be put to death⁷⁵²³ by the mouth⁶³¹⁰ of witnesses:⁵⁷⁰⁷ but one²⁵⁹ witness⁵⁷⁰⁷ shall not testify⁶⁰³⁰ against any person⁵³¹⁵ to cause him to die.⁴¹⁹¹

Moreover ye shall take³⁹⁴⁷ no satisfaction³⁷²⁴ for the life⁵³¹⁵ of a murderer,⁷⁵²³ which is guilty⁷⁵⁶³ of death:⁴¹⁹¹ but he shall be surely⁴¹⁹¹ put to death.⁴¹⁹¹

And ye shall take³⁹⁴⁷ no satisfaction³⁷²⁴ for him that is fled⁵¹²⁷ to the city⁵⁸⁹² of his refuge,⁴⁷³³ that he should come again⁷⁷²⁵ to dwell³⁴²⁷ in the land,⁷⁷⁶ until the death⁴¹⁹⁴ of the priest.³⁵⁴⁸

So ye shall not pollute²⁶¹⁰ the land⁷⁷⁶ wherein ye are: for blood¹⁸¹⁸ it defileth²⁶¹⁰ the land:⁷⁷⁶ and the land⁷⁷⁶ cannot be cleansed³⁷²² of the blood¹⁸¹⁸ that is shed⁸²¹⁰ therein, but by the blood¹⁸¹⁸ of him that shed⁸²¹⁰ it.

Defile²⁹³⁰ not therefore the land⁷⁷⁶ which ye shall inhabit,³⁴²⁷ wherein⁸⁴³² I dwell:⁷⁹³¹ for I Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ dwell⁷⁹³¹ among⁸⁴³² the children¹¹²¹ of Israel.³⁴⁷⁸