11Then you shall appoint cities for yourselves to be cities of refuge; that the slayer may flee there, who kills any person accidentally.
12And they shall be for you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer may not die, until he stands before the congregation in judgment.
13And of these cities which you shall give, you shall have six cities for refuge.
14You shall give three cities on this side of Jordan, and three cities shall you give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.
15These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the traveler among them: that anyone who kills any person accidentally may flee there.
16And if he strikes him with an iron instrument, so that he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
17And if he strikes him with throwing a stone, by which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
18Or if he strikes him with a wooden hand weapon, by which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
19The avenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meets him, he shall slay him.
20But if he pushes him out of hatred, or hurls at him by lying in wait so that he dies;
21Or in enmity strikes him with his hand, so that he dies, he who struck him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meets him.
22But if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws anything upon him without lying in wait,
23Or with any stone, by which a man may die, seeing him not, and throw it upon him, so that he dies, and was not his enemy, nor sought his harm:
24Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these judgments: