‏ Numbers 35:10-12

10Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, aWhen you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 11 bthen you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person without intent may flee there. 12The cities shall be for you a refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.
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