Deuteronomy 19:1-3

New International Reader's Version

Cities to Run to for Safety

19 The Lord your God will destroy the nations whose land he is giving you. You will drive them out. And you will make your homes in their towns and their houses. ² When you do, set apart for yourselves three cities in the land. It’s the land the Lord your God is giving you to take as your own. ³ Figure out the distances and then separate the land into three parts. Then anyone who kills another person can run to one of these cities for safety. They are in the land the Lord your God is giving you as your own.