14 (A)You shall appoint three cities on this side of the Jordan, and three cities you shall appoint in the land of Canaan, which will be cities of refuge. 15 These six cities shall be for refuge for the children of Israel, (B)for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them, that anyone who kills a person accidentally may flee there.

16 (C)‘But if he strikes him with an iron implement, so that he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

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14 Give three on this side of the Jordan and three in Canaan as cities of refuge. 15 These six towns will be a place of refuge for Israelites and for foreigners residing among them, so that anyone who has killed another accidentally can flee there.

16 “‘If anyone strikes someone a fatal blow with an iron object, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.(A)

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