²⁴ then ^(A)the congregation shall judge between the manslayer and the avenger of blood according to these judgments.

⁶ And he shall dwell in that city ^(A)until he stands before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the one who is high priest in those days. Then the slayer may return and come to his own city and his own house, to the city from which he fled.’ ”

^12 (A)They shall be cities of refuge for you from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation in judgment.