But he shall dwell in that city until he stand before the Congregation in [a]judgment, (A)or until the death of the high Priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, even unto the city from whence he fled.

¶ Then they appointed Kedesh in [b]Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath Arba, (which is Hebron) in the mountain of Judah.

And on the other side Jordan toward Jericho Eastward, they appointed (B)Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain, out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead, out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan, out of the [c]tribe of Manasseh.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 20:6 Till his cause were proved.
  2. Joshua 20:7 Or, Galilee.
  3. Joshua 20:8 Out of the half tribe of Manasseh beyond Jordan.

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