04:035:009 And the lord spake unto Moses, saying,
04:035:010 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, When ye
be
come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
04:035:011 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be
cities of refuge for
you;
that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any
person
at unawares.
04:035:012 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge
from the avenger;
that
the manslayer die not, until he stand before the
congregation
in judgment.
04:035:013 And of these cities which ye shall give
six cities shall ye
have
for refuge.
04:035:014 Ye shall give three cities on this side
Jordan, and three
cities
shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be
cities
of refuge.
04:035:015 These six cities shall be a refuge, both
for the children of
Israel,
and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among
them:
that every one that killeth any person unawares may
flee
thither.
04:035:016 And if he smite him with an instrument
of iron, so that he
die,
he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be
put to
death.
04:035:017 And if he smite him with throwing a stone,
wherewith he may
die,
and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall
surely
be
put to death.
04:035:018 Or if he smite him with an hand weapon
of wood, wherewith he
may
die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer
shall
surely
be put to death.
04:035:019 The revenger of blood himself shall slay
the murderer: when he
meeteth
him, he shall slay him.
04:035:020 But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl
at him by laying of
wait,
that he die;
04:035:021 Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that
he die: he that
smote
him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer:
the
revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he
meeteth
him.
04:035:022 But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity,
or have cast
upon
him any thing without laying of wait,
04:035:023 Or with any stone, wherewith a man may
die, seeing him not,
and
cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy,
neither
sought his harm:
04:035:024 Then the congregation shall judge between
the slayer and the
revenger
of blood according to these judgments:
04:035:025 And the congregation shall deliver the
slayer out of the hand
of
the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore
him
to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled:
and he
shall
abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which
was
anointed
with the holy oil.


