TSK · Exodus 21:13

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them,‘When you cross over the Jordan River into the land of Canaan,

The Narrative Concerning Cities of Refuge Then Moses selected three cities in the Transjordan, toward the east.

you must set apart for yourselves three cities in the middle of your land that the LORD your God is giving you as a possession.

Laws Concerning Witnesses You must not encroach on your neighbor’s property, which will have been defined in the inheritance you will obtain in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

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

Today your own eyes see how the LORD delivered you– this very day– into my hands in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I had pity on you and said,‘I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the LORD’s chosen one.’

But the king said,“What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? If he curses because the LORD has said to him,‘Curse David!’, who can say to him,‘Why have you done this?’”

Faithful men have disappeared from the land; there are no godly men left. They all wait in ambush to shed blood; they hunt their own brother with a net.