Numbers 35:14-16

New Catholic Bible

¹⁴ Give three cities across the Jordan and give three cities in the land of Canaan to be your cities of refuge. ¹⁵ These six cities will be a refuge for the people of Israel, for foreigners, and for foreigners dwelling among them, to which a person who has killed accidentally can flee.

¹⁶ Treatment of Murderers.“ ‘If someone strikes another with an iron object to kill him, then he is a murderer. The murderer will be put to death.