1 And the LORD 3068 spake 1696 unto Moses 4872 in the plains 6160 of Moab 4124 by Jordan 3383 near Jericho 3405, saying 559,
2 Command 6680 the children 1121 of Israel 3478, that they give 5414 unto the Levites 3881 of the inheritance 5159 of their possession 272 cities 5892 to dwell in 3427; and ye shall give 5414 also unto the Levites 3881 suburbs 4054 for the cities 5892 round about 5439 them.
3 And the cities 5892 shall they have to dwell in 3427; and the suburbs 4054 of them shall be for their cattle 929, and for their goods 7399, and for all their beasts 2416.
4 And the suburbs 4054 of the cities 5892, which ye shall give 5414 unto the Levites 3881, shall reach from the wall 7023 of the city 5892 and outward 2351 a thousand 505 cubits 520 round about 5439.
5 And ye shall measure 4058 from without 2351 the city 5892 on the east 6924 side 6285 two thousand 505 cubits 520, and on the south 5045 side 6285 two thousand 505 cubits 520, and on the west 3220 side 6285 two thousand 505 cubits 520, and on the north 6828 side 6285 two thousand 505 cubits 520; and the city 5892 shall be in the midst 8432: this shall be to them the suburbs 4054 of the cities 5892.
6 And among the cities 5892 which ye shall give 5414 unto the Levites 3881 there shall be six 8337 cities 5892 for refuge 4733, which ye shall appoint 5414 for the manslayer 7523, that he may flee 5127 thither: and to them ye shall add 5414 forty 705 and two 8147 cities 5892.
7 So all the cities 5892 which ye shall give 5414 to the Levites 3881 shall be forty 705 and eight 8083 cities 5892: them shall ye give with their suburbs 4054.
8 And the cities 5892 which ye shall give 5414 shall be of the possession 272 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478: from them that have many 7227 ye shall give many 7235; but from them that have few 4592 ye shall give few 4591: every one 376 shall give 5414 of his cities 5892 unto the Levites 3881 according 6310 to his inheritance 5159 which he inheriteth 5157.
9 And the LORD 3068 spake 1696 unto Moses 4872, saying 559,
10 Speak 1696 unto the children 1121 of Israel 3478, and say 559 unto them, When ye be come over 5674 Jordan 3383 into the land 776 of Canaan 3667;
11 Then ye shall appoint 7136 you cities 5892 to be cities 5892 of refuge 4733 for you; that the slayer 7523 may flee 5127 thither, which killeth 5221 any person 5315 at unawares 7684.
12 And they shall be unto you cities 5892 for refuge 4733 from the avenger 1350; that the manslayer 7523 die 4191 not, until he stand 5975 before 6440 the congregation 5712 in judgment 4941.
13 And of these cities 5892 which ye shall give 5414 six 8337 cities 5892 shall ye have for refuge 4733.
14 Ye shall give 5414 three 7969 cities 5892 on this side 5676 Jordan 3383, and three 7969 cities 5892 shall ye give 5414 in the land 776 of Canaan 3667, which shall be cities 5892 of refuge 4733.
15 These six 8337 cities 5892 shall be a refuge 4733, both for the children 1121 of Israel 3478, and for the stranger 1616, and for the sojourner 8453 among 8432 them: that every one that killeth 5221 any person 5315 unawares 7684 may flee 5127 thither.
16 And if he smite 5221 him with an instrument 3627 of iron 1270, so that he die 4191, he is a murderer 7523: the murderer 7523 shall surely 4191 be put to death 4191.
17 And if he smite 5221 him with throwing 3027 a stone 68, wherewith he may die 4191, and he die 4191, he is a murderer 7523: the murderer 7523 shall surely 4191 be put to death 4191.
18 Or if he smite 5221 him with an hand 3027 weapon 3627 of wood 6086, wherewith he may die 4191, and he die 4191, he is a murderer 7523: the murderer 7523 shall surely 4191 be put to death 4191.
19 The revenger 1350 of blood 1818 himself shall slay 4191 the murderer 7523: when he meeteth 6293 him, he 1931 shall slay 4191 him.
20 But if he thrust 1920 him of hatred 8135, or hurl 7993 at him by laying of wait 6660, that he die 4191;
21 Or in enmity 342 smite 5221 him with his hand 3027, that he die 4191: he that smote 5221 him shall surely 4191 be put to death 4191; for he is a murderer 7523: the revenger 1350 of blood 1818 shall slay 4191 the murderer 7523, when he meeteth 6293 him.
22 But if he thrust 1920 him suddenly 6621 without 3808 enmity 342, or have cast 7993 upon him any thing 3627 without laying of wait 6660,
23 Or with any stone 68, wherewith a man may die 4191, seeing 7200 him not 3808, and cast 5307 it upon him, that he die 4191, and was not his enemy 341, neither sought 1245 his harm 7451:
24 Then the congregation 5712 shall judge 8199 between the slayer 5221 and the revenger 1350 of blood 1818 according to these judgments 4941:
25 And the congregation 5712 shall deliver 5337 the slayer 7523 out of the hand 3027 of the revenger 1350 of blood 1818, and the congregation 5712 shall restore 7725 him to the city 5892 of his refuge 4733, whither he was fled 5127: and he shall abide 3427 in it unto the death 4194 of the high 1419 priest 3548, which was anointed 4886 with the holy 6944 oil 8081.
26 But if the slayer 7523 shall at any time 3318 come 3318 without the border 1366 of the city 5892 of his refuge 4733, whither he was fled 5127;
27 And the revenger 1350 of blood 1818 find 4672 him without 2351 the borders 1366 of the city 5892 of his refuge 4733, and the revenger 1350 of blood 1818 kill 7523 the slayer 7523; he shall not be guilty of blood 1818:
28 Because he should have remained 3427 in the city 5892 of his refuge 4733 until the death 4194 of the high 1419 priest 3548: but after 310 the death 4194 of the high 1419 priest 3548 the slayer 7523 shall return 7725 into the land 776 of his possession 272.
29 So these things shall be for a statute 2708 of judgment 4941 unto you throughout your generations 1755 in all your dwellings 4186.
30 Whoso killeth 5221 any person 5315, the murderer 7523 shall be put to death 7523 by the mouth 6310 of witnesses 5707: but one 259 witness 5707 shall not testify 6030 against any person 5315 to cause him to die 4191.
31 Moreover ye shall take 3947 no satisfaction 3724 for the life 5315 of a murderer 7523, which is guilty 7563 of death 4191: but he shall be surely 4191 put to death 4191.
32 And ye shall take 3947 no satisfaction 3724 for him that is fled 5127 to the city 5892 of his refuge 4733, that he should come again 7725 to dwell 3427 in the land 776, until the death 4194 of the priest 3548.
33 So ye shall not pollute 2610 the land 776 wherein ye are: for blood 1818 it defileth 2610 the land 776: and the land 776 cannot be cleansed 3722 of the blood 1818 that is shed 8210 therein, but by the blood 1818 of him that shed 8210 it.
34 Defile 2930 not therefore the land 776 which ye shall inhabit 3427, wherein 8432 I dwell 7931: for I the LORD 3068 dwell 7931 among 8432 the children 1121 of Israel 3478.