5 so that there is a square area measuring 900 metres on each side, with the city in the middle.
6 You are to give the Levites six cities of refuge to which a man can escape if he kills someone accidentally. In addition, give them 42 other cities
7 with their pasture land, making a total of 48.
8 The number of Levite cities in each tribe is to be determined according to the size of its territory.”
9 The Lord told Moses
10 to say to the people of Israel: “When you cross the River Jordan and enter the land of Canaan,
11 you are to choose cities of refuge to which a man can escape if he kills someone accidentally.