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Select three cities across the Jordan and three cities in the land of Canaan to be cities of refuge.
Numbers 35:14 In-Context
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They will be places of refuge from the avenger, so that anyone accused of murder may not die before they stand trial before the assembly.
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These six towns you give will be your cities of refuge.
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Give three on this side of the Jordan and three in Canaan as cities of refuge.
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These six towns will be a place of refuge for Israelites and for foreigners residing among them, so that anyone who has killed another accidentally can flee there.
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“ ‘If anyone strikes someone a fatal blow with an iron object, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.