that the manslayerwho killsany personunintentionally,withoutpremeditation,may fleethere,and they shall becomeyour refugefrom the avengerof blood.
Then she said,"Pleaselet the kingrememberthe LORDyour God,[so that] the avengerof bloodwill not continueto destroy,otherwisethey will destroymy son."And he said,"As the LORDlives,not one hairof your sonshall fallto the ground."
"Speakto the sonsof Israel,saying,'Ifa personsinsunintentionallyin anyof the thingswhichthe LORDhas commandednot to be done,and commitsanyof them,
The citiesshall be to you as a refugefrom the avenger,so that the manslayerwill not dieuntilhe standsbeforethe congregationfor trial.
The bloodavengerhimselfshall putthe murdererto death;he shall puthim to deathwhen he meetshim.
But ifhe pushedhim suddenlywithoutenmity,orthrewsomethingat him withoutlyingin wait,
sothat by twounchangeablethingsin whichit is impossiblefor Godto lie,we who have taken refugewould havestrongencouragementto take holdof the hopeset beforeus.
"Speakto the sonsof Israel,saying,Designatethe citiesof refuge,of whichI spoketo you throughMoses,
He shall fleeto oneof thesecities,and shall standat the entranceof the gateof the cityand statehis casein the hearingof the eldersof that city;and they shall takehim into the cityto them and givehim a place,so that he may dwellamongthem.
