^{10 Ref} Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

^{11 Ref} then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.

^{12 Ref} 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 Ref} Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.

^{15 Ref} 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.