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Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

"^(C1)Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

^(C1)then you shall select for yourselves cities to be your ^(C2)cities of refuge, so that the one who commits manslaughter by ^(F1)killing a person ^(C3)unintentionally may flee there.

'^(C1)The cities shall ^(F1)serve you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who commits manslaughter does not die until he stands before the congregation for ^(F2)trial.

'So the cities which you are to provide shall be six cities of refuge for you.

'You ^(C1)shall provide three cities across the Jordan, and three cities ^(F1)in the land of Canaan; they are to be cities of refuge.

'These six cities shall be a refuge for the sons of Israel, for the stranger, and for the foreign resident among them; so that anyone who ^(F1)kills a person ^(C1)unintentionally may flee there.