Numbers 35:12

35:12 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.

Joshua 20:5

20:5 When the avenger of blood comes after him, they must not hand over to him the one who committed manslaughter, for he accidentally killed his fellow man without premeditation. ¹ 

Joshua 20:2

20:2 “Have the Israelites select ²  the cities of refuge ³  that I told you about through Moses.

Joshua 14:7

14:7 I was forty years old when Moses, the Lord’s servant, sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy on the land and I brought back to him an honest report. ⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “for without knowledge he killed his neighbor, and he was not hating him prior to that.”

² tn Heb “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘Set aside for yourselves.’”

³ tn Or “asylum.”

⁴ tn Heb “and I brought back to him a word just as [was] in my heart.”