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These, therefore, are the names of the men, - For the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

And, for the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Shemuel son of Ammihud:

For the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon;

And, for the tribe of the sons of Dan, a prince - Bukki, son of Jogli:

For the sons of Joseph, For the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, a prince, - Hanniel son of Ephod;

And, for the tribe of the sons of Ephraim, a prince, - Kemuel, son of Shiphtan;

And, for the tribe of the sons of Zebulun, a prince, - Elizaphan, son of Parnach;

And, for the tribe of the sons of Issachar, a prince, - Paltiel son of Azzan;

And, for the tribe of the sons of Asher, a prince, - Ahihud son of Shelomi:

And, for the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, a prince, - Pedahel, son of Ammihud.

These, are they whom Yahweh hath commanded to receive for the sons of Israel their inheritance, in the land of Canaan.

So shall the cities be theirs, to dwell in, - and their pasture lands, shall, ye for their cattle and for their goods and for all their beasts.

then shall ye find for you, convenient cities, cities of refuge, shall they be unto you, - and the manslayer, who hath slain a person, by mistake, shall flee thither.

So shall the cities serve you for places of refuge from the redeemer, - that the manslayer may not die, until he has stood before the assembly, for judgment,

For the sons of Israel and for the sojourner. and for the settler in your midst, shall these six cities serve, as places of refuge, - that any one may flee thither who hath slain a person, by mistake.

for in his city of refuge, should he have remained, until the death of the high priest, - and, after the death of the high priest, might he have returned into the land which he doth possess.

And ye shall accept no ransom for the life of him that slayeth, if he have unlawfully caused death, - but he, must surely be put to death.

And ye shall accept no ransom for him that hath fled to his city of refuge, if he should return to dwell in the land before the death of the priest.

So shall ye not pollute the land wherein ye are, for blood, doth pollute the land, and for the land, no propitiatory-covering can be made, as touching blood, that is shed therein, save with the blood of him that shed it;

thou must not then make unclean the land wherein, ye, are dwelling, in the midst of which, I, have my habitation; for, I, - Yahweh, am making my habitation in the midst of the sons of Israel.