1. And the Lord spoke to Josue, saying: Speak to the children of Israel and say to them:
2. Appoint cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses:
3. That whosoever shall kill a person unawares may flee to them: and may escape the wrath of the kinsman, who is the avenger of blood:
4. And when he shall flee to one of these cities: he shall stand before the gate of the city, and shall speak to the ancients of that city, such things as prove him innocent: and so shall they receive him, and give him a place to dwell in.