And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her open country, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their open country,
And among the cities which you shall give to the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which you shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee there: and to them you shall add forty two cities.
These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourns among them, that whoever kills any person unexpectedly might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.