Numbers 35:10-12

International Standard Version

¹⁰ “Tell the Israelis that when they have crossed the Jordan River into the land of Canaan, ¹¹ they are to designate some towns of refuge so that anyone who kills someone inadvertently may flee there. ¹² They are to serve as cities of refuge from a blood avenger^[a] in order to keep the inadvertent killer from dying until he has stood trial in the presence of the community.