1: And spokeH1696 YahwehH3069 toH0413 Joshua,H3091 saying,H0559
2: speakH1696 toH0413 the sonsH1121 of Israel,H3478 saying,H0559 AppointH5414 -H0853 citiesH5892 of refuge,H4733 of whichH0834 I spokeH1696 to youH0413 throughH3027 Moses,H4872
3: may fleeH5127 there,H8033 that the slayerH7523 who killsH5221 a personH5315 accidentallyH7684 outsideH1097 [or] unintentionallyH1847 and they shall beH1961 refugeH4733 from the avengerH1350 of blood.H1818
4: And when he fleesH5127 toH0413 oneH0259 of citiesH5892 theseH0428 and standsH5975 at the entranceH6607 of the gateH8179 of the city,H5892 and declaresH1696 in the hearingH0241 of the eldersH2205 of city,H5892 thatH1931 -H0853 his caseH1697 and they shall takeH0622 himH0853 into the cityH5892 as one of themH0413 and giveH5414 a place,H4725 that he may dwellH3427 among them.H5973
5: And ifH3588 pursuesH7291 the avengerH1350 of bloodH1818 himH0310 and notH3808 they shall deliverH5462 -H0853 the slayerH7523 into his hand-H3027 becauseH3588 withoutH1097 intention,H1847 he struckH5221 -H0853 his neighborH7453 but notH3808 did hateH8130 heH1931 formerlyH8543 beforehand.H8032
6: And he shall dwellH3427 in city,H5892 thatH1931 untilH5704 he standsH5975 beforeH6440 the congregationH5712 for judgment,H4941 [and] untilH5704 the deathH4194 of the priestH3548 highH1419 one whoH0834 isH1961 in days.H3117 ThoseH1992 thenH0227 may return,H7725 the slayerH7523 and comeH0935 toH0413 his own city,H5892 andH0413 his own house,H1004 toH0413 the cityH5892 whichH0834 he fledH5127 from which.H8033
7: So they appointedH6942 -H0853 KedeshH6943 in GalileeH1551 in the mountainsH2022 of Naphtali,H5321 andH0853 ShechemH7927 in the mountainsH2022 of Ephraim,H0669 andH0853 Kirjath Arba,H7153 it [is]H1931 Hebron,H2275 in the mountainsH2022 of Judah.H3063
8: And on the other sideH5676 of the JordanH3383 by JerichoH3405 eastward,H4217 they assignedH5414 -H0853 BezerH1221 in the wildernessH4057 on the plainH4334 from the tribeH4294 of Reuben,H7205 andH0853 RamothH7216 in GileadH1568 from the tribeH4294 of Gad,H1410 andH0853 GolanH1474 in BashanH1316 from the tribeH4294 of Manasseh.H4519
9: TheseH0428 wereH1961 the citiesH5892 appointedH4152 for allH3605 the sonsH1121 of Israel,H3478 for the strangerH1616 who dweltH1481 among themH8432 that might fleeH5127 there,H8033 whoeverH3605 killedH5221 a personH5315 accidentallyH7684 and notH3808 dieH4191 by the handH3027 of the avengerH1350 of blood,H1818 untilH5704 he stoodH5975 beforeH6440 the congregation.H5712