And when he thatdothfleeunto one of thosecitiesshallstand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shalldeclare his cause in the ears of the elders of thatcity, theyshalltake him into the cityuntothem, and give him a place, that he may dwellamongthem.
And if the avenger of bloodpursueafter him, thentheyshall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbourunwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
And he shalldwell in thatcity, until he standbefore the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the highpriestthatshall be in thosedays: thenshall the slayerreturn, and comeunto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the cityfromwhence he fled.
And on the othersideJordan by Jerichoeastward, theyassignedBezer in the wildernessupon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
Thesewere the citiesappointed for all the children of Israel, and for the strangerthatsojournethamongthem, thatwhosoeverkilleth any person at unawaresmightfleethither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stoodbefore the congregation.