11 (A)then you shall select for yourselves cities to be your (B)cities of refuge, so that the one who commits manslaughter by [a]killing a person (C)unintentionally may flee there. 12 (D)The cities shall [b]serve you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who commits manslaughter does not die until he stands before the congregation for [c]trial. 13 So the cities which you are to provide shall be six cities of refuge for you.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 35:11 Lit fatally striking
  2. Numbers 35:12 Lit be to you
  3. Numbers 35:12 Lit judgment

11 select some towns to be your cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone(A) accidentally(B) may flee. 12 They will be places of refuge from the avenger,(C) so that anyone accused of murder(D) may not die before they stand trial before the assembly.(E) 13 These six towns you give will be your cities of refuge.(F)

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