9 Then Yahweh told Mosheh,[ref] 10 “Tell the Israelis that when you cross the Yarden river to enter Kanaan, 11 you all must choose some cities to become ‘refuge cities’ so that if someone accidentally kills another person, they can flee there. 12 The cities will be places to stay safe from being avenged by the relatives until the killer can be formally tried. 13 You all must allocate six refuge cities—14 three on the eastern side of the Yarden, and there on the western side in Kanann. 15 Both Israelis and foreigners living in the country can flee to any of those six cities—anyone who kills another person by accident.

16 “However, if someone strikes another person with a metal object and they die, then that person is a murderer, and murderers must be executed. 17 Similarly, anyone who strikes another person when holding a rock or stone, then that person is a murderer, and murderers must be executed. 18 Again, if someone strikes another person with a piece of wood, then that person is a murderer, and murderers must be executed. 19 The relative who is avenging the spilt blood must execute the murderer as soon as he finds them.

20 “If someone pushes another person in hatred, or lies in wait and then throws something at them, 21 or angrily strikes them with their hand, and then they die, it must be regarded as murder, and when the avenger of their blood finds the murderer, he must execute them.

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