Joshua 20:2-4

New American Standard Bible

² “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘^[a]Designate ^(A)the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you ^[b]through Moses, ³ so that one who commits manslaughter by ^[c]killing a person unintentionally, without premeditation, may flee there, and they shall become your refuge from the avenger of blood. ⁴ Then he shall flee to one of these cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the ^(B)gate of the city, and state his case in the ^[d]presence of the elders of that city; and they shall ^[e]receive him into the city to them and give him a place, so that he may remain among them.