Numbers 35:12-14

Revised Geneva Translation

¹² ‘And these cities shall be for you a refuge from your avenger, so that he who kills does not die until he stand before the Congregation in judgment.

¹³ ‘And of the cities which you shall give, six cities shall you have for refuge.

¹⁴ ‘You shall appoint three on this side of Jordan. And you shall appoint three cities in the land of Canaan which shall be cities of refuge.