And the LORDspokeuntoMosesin the plainsof MoabbyJordan near Jericho, saying, Commandthe childrenof Israel, that they giveunto the Levitesof the inheritanceof their possessioncitiesto dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levitessuburbsfor the citiesround aboutthem. And the citiesshall they haveto dwell in; and the suburbsof them shall befor their cattle, and for their goods, and for alltheir beasts. And the suburbsof the cities, whichye shall giveunto the Levites, shall reach from the wallof the cityand outwarda thousandcubitsround about. And ye shall measurefrom withoutthe cityon the eastsidetwo thousandcubits, and on the southsidetwo thousandcubits, and on the westsidetwo thousandcubits, and on the northsidetwo thousandcubits; and the city shall be in the midst: thisshall beto them the suburbsof the cities. And amongthe citieswhichye shall giveunto the Levites there shall be sixcitiesfor refuge, whichye shall appointfor the manslayer, that he may fleethither: and tothem ye shall addfortyand twocities. So allthe citieswhichye shall giveto the Levites shall be fortyand eightcities: them shall ye give withtheir suburbs. And the citieswhichye shall give shall be of the possessionof the childrenof Israel: from them that have manyye shall give many; but from them that have fewye shall give few: every oneshall giveof his citiesunto the Levitesaccording tohis inheritancewhichhe inheriteth. And the LORDspokeuntoMoses, saying, Speakuntothe childrenof Israel, and sayuntothem, Whenyebe come overJordaninto the landof Canaan; Then ye shall appointyou citiesto becitiesof refugefor you; that the slayermay fleethither, which killethany personat unawares. And they shall beunto you citiesfor refugefrom the avenger; that the manslayerdienot, untilhe standbeforethe congregationin judgment. And of these citieswhichye shall givesixcitiesshall ye havefor refuge. Ye shall givethreecitieson this sideJordan, and threecitiesshall ye givein the landof Canaan, which shall becitiesof refuge. Thesesixcitiesshall bea refuge, both for the childrenof Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourneramongthem: that every onethat killethany personunawaresmay fleethither. And ifhe smitehim with an instrumentof iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderershall surely be put to death. And ifhe smitehim with throwinga stone, wherewithhe may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderershall surely be put to death. Or if he smitehim with a handweaponof wood, wherewithhe may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderershall surely be put to death. The revengerof bloodhimselfshall slaythe murderer: when he meetethhim, heshall slayhim. But ifhe thrusthim of hatred, orhurlathim by laying of wait, that he die; Orin enmitysmitehim with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revengerof bloodshall slaythe murderer, when he meetethhim. But ifhe thrusthim suddenlywithoutenmity, orhave castuponhim any thingwithoutlaying of wait, Orwith anystone, wherewitha man may die, seeing him not, and cast it uponhim, that he die, and was nothis enemy, neithersoughthis harm: Then the congregationshall judgebetweenthe slayerand the revengerof bloodaccording tothesejudgments: And the congregationshall deliverthe slayerout of the handof the revengerof blood, and the congregationshall restorehim tothe cityof his refuge, whitherhe was fled: and he shall abidein it untothe deathof the highpriest, whichwas anointedwith the holyoil. But ifthe slayershall at any time come withoutthe borderof the cityof his refuge, whitherhe was fled; And the revengerof bloodfindhim withoutthe bordersof the cityof his refuge, and the revengerof bloodkillthe slayer; he shall notbe guilty of blood: Becausehe should have remainedin the cityof his refugeuntilthe deathof the highpriest: but afterthe deathof the highpriestthe slayershall returnintothe landof his possession. So these things shall befor a statuteof judgmentunto you throughout your generationsin allyour dwellings. Whosokillethany person, the murderershall be put to deathby the mouthof witnesses: but onewitnessshall nottestifyagainst any person to cause him to die. Moreover ye shall takenosatisfactionfor the lifeof a murderer, which is guiltyof death: buthe shall be surely put to death. And ye shall takenosatisfactionfor him that is fledtothe cityof his refuge, that he should come againto dwellin the land, untilthe deathof the priest. So ye shall notpollutethe landwhereinye are : forblooditdefileththe land: and the landcannotbe cleansedof the bloodthatis shedtherein, butby the bloodof him that shedit. Defilenottherefore the landwhichyeshall inhabit, whereinIdwell: forIthe LORDdwellamongthe childrenof Israel.