11Ye shall appoint you cities, to bee cities of refuge for you, that the slayer, which slayeth any person vnwares, may flee thither.
12And these cities shalbe for you a refuge fro the auenger, that he which killeth, die not, vntill he stand before the Congregation in iudgement.
13And of the cities which ye shall giue, sixe cities shall ye haue for refuge.
14Ye shall appoint three on this side Iorden, and ye shall appoint three cities in the lande of Canaan which shalbe cities of refuge.
15These six cities shalbe a refuge for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for him that dwelleth among you, that euery one which killeth any person vnwares, may flee thither.
16And if one smite another with an instrument of yron that hee die, hee is a murtherer, and the murtherer shall die the death.
17Also if hee smite him by casting a stone, wherewith hee may be slaine, and he die, hee is a murtherer, and the murtherer shall die the death.
18Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may be slaine, if he die, he is a murtherer, and the murtherer shall die the death.
19The reuenger of the blood himselfe shall slay the murtherer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
20But if hee thrust him of hate, or hurle at him by laying of wait, that he die,
21Or smite him through enimitie with his hand, that he die, he that smote him shal die ye death: for hee is a murtherer: the reuenger of the blood shall slay the murtherer when he meeteth him.
22But if he pusshed him vnaduisedly, and not of hatred, or cast vpon him any thing, without laying of waite,
23Or any stone (whereby he might be slaine) and sawe him not, or caused it to fall vpon him, and he die, and was not his enemie, neither sought him any harme,
24Then the Congregation shall iudge betweene the slayer and the auenger of blood according to these lawes.