They shall be cities of refuge for you from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation in judgment.
Numbers 35:12
Surrounding context
35:11 then you shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person accidentally may flee there.
35:12 They shall be cities of refuge for you from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation in judgment.
35:13 And of the cities which you give, you shall have six cities of refuge.