9 The Lord spoke to Moses:
10 Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
11 identify for yourselves cities to be refuge cities, where a person who kills someone by accident may flee.
12 The cities will be for you a place of refuge from the close relative of the dead. The person who killed someone may not be put to death until he stands before the community for judgment.
13 You will establish six refuge cities for yourselves.
14 You will establish three cities across the Jordan and three cities in the land of Canaan. They will be the refuge cities.
15 These six cities will be refuge for Israelites, immigrants, and temporary residents, as a place to flee for anyone who kills a person by accident.