CHAP. XXXV.
1 The Lord commandeth Israel to give eight and fortie cities for the Levites, with their suburbs and measure thereof. 6 Six of them are to be cities of re∣f••g••. 9 The lawes of murder, when the man-slayer might have the benefit of the cities of refuge, and when he must be put to death. 31 No ransome might be taken for the murderer that was worthy of death.
ANd Iehovah spake unto Moses, in the [unspec 1] plaines of Moab, by Iordan, neere Ie∣richo, saying; Command the sons [unspec 2] of Israel that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession, cities to dwell in; and suburbs to the cities round a∣bout them, shall yee give unto the Levites.
And the cities shall be for them to dwell [unspec 3] in, and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattell, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. And the suburbs of the cities which [unspec 4] yee shall give unto the Levites, shall be from the wall of the citie, and outward, a thousand cubits round about. And ye shall measure [unspec 5] from without the citie on the East-side two thousand cubits, and on the South-side two thousand cubits, and on the Sea-side two thousand cubits, and on the North-side two thousand cubits, and the citie shall be in the midst; this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities. And the cities which yee shall [unspec 6] give unto the Levites, shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give, for the man-slayer to flee thither; and above them yee shall give fortie and two cities. All the cities which ye [unspec 7] shall give unto the Levites, shall be forty and eight cities, them and their suburbs. And [unspec 8] the cities which ye shall give for the possessi∣on of the sons of Israel, from them that have many, ye shall give many; and from them that have few, ye shall give few; every man according to his inheritance which they in∣herit, hee shall give of his cities unto the Levites.
And Iehovah spake unto Moses, saying; [unspec 9] [unspec 10]
Speake unto the sonnes of Israel, and say unto them; When ye be come over Iordan into the land of Canaan; Then ye shall ap∣point [unspec 11] for you cities, cities of refuge shal they be for you, that the man-slayer may flee thi∣ther, which smiteth a soule by errour. And [unspec 12] the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the man-slayer die not untill he stand before the Congregation for judge∣ment. And the cities which ye shall give, [unspec 13] the six cities of refuge shall be for you. Three cities ye shall give on this side Iordan, [unspec 14] and three cities shall yee give in the land of Canaan, cities of refuge shall they be. For [unspec 15] the sonnes of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them, shall these six cities be for a refuge; that every one that smi∣teth a soule by errour may flee thither. And [unspec 16] if he smite him with an instrument of iron, and he die, he is a man-slayer; the man-slayer shall be surely put to death. And if he smite [unspec 17] him with a stone of the hand, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a man-slayer; the man-slayer shalbe surely put to death. Or, if [unspec 18] hee smite him with an instrument of wood of the hand, wherwith he may die, and he die, he