1	When the LORD thy God hath cut off# the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth# thee, and thou succeedest# them, and dwellest# in their cities, and in their houses; [succeedest: Heb. inheritest, or, possessest]
			2	Thou shalt separate# three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth# thee to possess# it.
			3	Thou shalt prepare# thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit# , into three parts# , that every slayer# may flee# thither.
			4	And this is the case of the slayer# , which shall flee# thither, that he may live# : Whoso killeth# his neighbour ignorantly# , whom he hated# not in time past; [in...: Heb. from yesterday the third day]
			5	As when a man goeth# into the wood with his neighbour to hew# wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke# with the axe to cut down# the tree, and the head slippeth# from the helve, and lighteth# upon his neighbour, that he die# ; he shall flee# unto one of those cities, and live# : [head: Heb. iron] [helve: Heb. wood] [lighteth...: Heb. findeth]
			6	Lest the avenger# of the blood# pursue# the slayer# # , while his heart is hot# , and overtake# him, because the way is long# , and slay# him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated# him not in time past. [slay...: Heb. smite him in life] [in...: Heb. from yesterday the third day]
			7	Wherefore I command# thee, saying# , Thou shalt separate# three cities for thee.
			8	And if the LORD thy God enlarge# thy coast, as he hath sworn# unto thy fathers, and give# thee all the land which he promised# to give# unto thy fathers;
			9	If thou shalt keep# all these commandments to do# them, which I command# thee this day, to love# the LORD thy God, and to walk# ever in his ways; then shalt thou add# three cities more for thee, beside these three:
			10	That innocent blood be not shed# in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth# thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.
			11	But if any man hate# his neighbour, and lie in wait# for him, and rise up# against him, and smite# him mortally that he die# , and fleeth# into one of these cities: [mortally: Heb. in life]
			12	Then the elders of his city shall send# and fetch# him thence, and deliver# him into the hand of the avenger# of blood, that he may die# .
			13	Thine eye shall not pity# him, but thou shalt put away# the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well# with thee.
			14	Thou shalt not remove# thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set# in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit# in the land that the LORD thy God giveth# thee to possess# it.
			15	One witness shall not rise up# against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth# : at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established# .
			16	If a false witness rise up# against any man to testify# against him that which is wrong; [that...: or, falling away]
			17	Then both the men, between whom the controversy is , shall stand# before the LORD, before the priests and the judges# , which shall be in those days;
			18	And the judges# shall make diligent# inquisition# : and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified# falsely against his brother;
			19	Then shall ye do# unto him, as he had thought# to have done# unto his brother: so shalt thou put# the evil away# from among you.
			20	And those which remain# shall hear# , and fear# , and shall henceforth# commit# no more any such evil among you.
			21	And thine eye shall not pity# ; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.