በስሕተት ነፍስ የገደለ ይሸሽበት ዘንድ እነዚህ ስድስት ከተሞች ለእስራኤል ልጆች በመካከላቸው ለሚቀመጡ እንግዶችና መጻተኞች መማፀኛ ይሆናሉ።
These six cities shall be a refuge for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for anyone who stays among them, so that everyone who kills any person through error may flee there.