¹⁵ Those six towns will be places where the Israelites can go for safety. Outsiders living in Israel can also go to them for safety. So anyone who has killed another person by accident can run there.

¹⁶ “ ‘Suppose a person uses an iron object to hit and kill someone. Then that person is a murderer and must be put to death. ¹⁷ Or suppose a person is holding a stone that could kill. And they use it to hit and kill someone. Then that person is a murderer and must be put to death.