Thesewere the appointedcitiesfor allthe sonsof Israeland for the strangerwho sojournsamongthem, that whoeverkillsany personunintentionallymay fleethere,and not dieby the handof the avengerof blooduntilhe standsbeforethe congregation.
The citieswhichyou are to giveshall be your sixcitiesof refuge.
Thesesixcitiesshall be for refugefor the sonsof Israel,and for the alienand for the sojourneramongthem; that anyonewho killsa personunintentionallymay fleethere.
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.
He shall dwellin that cityuntilhe standsbeforethe congregationfor judgment,untilthe deathof the one whois highpriestin thosedays.Thenthe manslayershall returnto his own cityand to his own house,to the cityfrom whichhe fled.'"
Beyondthe Jordaneastof Jericho,they designatedBezerin the wildernesson the plainfrom the tribeof Reuben,and Ramothin Gileadfrom the tribeof Gad,and Golanin Bashanfrom the tribeof Manasseh.
