7 with their pasture land, making a total of forty-eight.
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 Jordan River and enter the land of Canaan,
11 you are to choose cities of refuge to which any of you can escape if you kill someone accidentally.
12 There you will be safe from the dead person's relative who seeks revenge. No one accused of manslaughter is to be put to death without a public trial.
13 Choose six cities,