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You shall give three cities beyond the Yarden, and three cities shall you give in the land of Kana`an; they shall be cities of refuge.
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For the children of Yisra'el, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that everyone who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.
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But if he struck him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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If he struck him with a stone in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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Or if he struck him with a weapon of wood in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death: when he meets him, he shall put him to death.
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If he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died,
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or in enmity struck him with his hand, so that he died; he who struck him shall surely be put to death; he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death, when he meets him.
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But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,
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or with any stone, whereby a man may die, not seeing him, and cast it on him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;
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then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;