Command the children of Israel, thattheygiveunto the Levites of the inheritance of theirpossessioncities to dwell in; and ye shallgivealsounto the Levitessuburbs for the citiesroundaboutthem.
And ye shallmeasurefromwithout the city on the eastside two thousandcubits, and on the southside two thousandcubits, and on the westside two thousandcubits, and on the northside two thousandcubits; and the cityshall be in the midst: thisshall be to them the suburbs of the cities.
And among the citieswhich ye shallgiveunto the Levitesthereshall be six cities for refuge, which ye shallappoint for the manslayer, that he may fleethither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
And the citieswhich ye shallgiveshall be of the possession of the children of Israel: fromthemthathavemany ye shallgivemany; but fromthemthathave few ye shallgive few: every one shallgive of his citiesunto the Levitesaccording to his inheritancewhich he inheriteth.
These six citiesshall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourneramongthem: thatevery one thatkilleth any personunawares may fleethither.
Or in enmitysmite him with his hand, that he die: he thatsmote him shallsurely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of bloodshallslay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
And the congregationshalldeliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregationshallrestore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shallabide in it unto the death of the highpriest, which was anointedwith the holy oil.
And the revenger of bloodfind him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of bloodkill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:
Because he shouldhaveremained in the city of his refugeuntil the death of the highpriest: but after the death of the highpriest the slayershallreturninto the land of his possession.
Whosokilleth any person, the murderershall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witnessshall not testifyagainst any person to cause him to die.
And ye shalltake no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he shouldcomeagain to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
So ye shall not pollute the landwherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the landcannot be cleansed of the bloodthat is shedtherein, but by the blood of him thatshed it.