Numbers 35:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Cities of Asylum. 9 (A)The Lord spoke to Moses: 10 Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you go across the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 11 select for yourselves cities to serve as cities of asylum, where a homicide who has killed someone inadvertently may flee.
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