Cities of Refuge

41 Then Moses (A)set apart three cities in the east beyond the Jordan, 42 that (B)the manslayer might flee there, anyone who kills his neighbor unintentionally, without being at enmity with him in time past; he may flee to one of these cities and save his life: 43 (C)Bezer in the wilderness on the (D)tableland for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.

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41 (A)Then Moses set apart three cities across the Jordan to the [a]east, 42 for [b]one to flee there who unintentionally killed his neighbor, without having hatred for him in time past; and by fleeing to one of these cities he might live: 43 (B)Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 4:41 Lit sunrise
  2. Deuteronomy 4:42 Lit one who committed manslaughter