Numbers 35:10-12

Living Bible

^9-10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the people that when they arrive in the land, ¹¹ Cities of Refuge shall be designated for anyone to flee into if he has killed someone accidentally. ¹² These cities will be places of protection from the dead man’s relatives who want to avenge his death; for the slayer must not be killed unless a fair trial establishes his guilt.