NET Bible
"And they must stand as your towns of refuge from the avenger in order that the killer may not die until he has stood trial before the community."
— Numbers 35:12, NET Bible
“And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.”
“And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment. ”
“And when the fugitive shall be in them, the kinsman of him that is slain may not have power to kill him, until he stand before the multitude, and his cause be judged.”
The Cities of Refuge Then the LORD spoke to Moses:
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them,‘When you cross over the Jordan River into the land of Canaan,
you must then designate some towns as towns of refuge for you, to which a person who has killed someone unintentionally may flee.
And they must stand as your towns of refuge from the avenger in order that the killer may not die until he has stood trial before the community.
These towns that you must give shall be your six towns for refuge.
“You must give three towns on this side of the Jordan, and you must give three towns in the land of Canaan; they must be towns of refuge.
These six towns will be places of refuge for the Israelites, and for the resident foreigner, and for the settler among them, so that anyone who kills any person accidentally may flee there.