⁶ Otherwise, the ·dead person’s relative who has the duty of punishing a murderer [near-kinsman; ^Lavenger of blood] might be angry and chase him. If the city is far away, the relative might ·catch [^Lpursue and overtake] and kill the person, even though he should not be killed because there was no intent to kill his neighbor. ⁷ This is why I command you to ·choose [set apart; separate] these three cities.

Carefully obey all these laws I’m ·giving [commanding] you today. Love the Lord your God, and always do what he wants you to do. Then the Lord your God will enlarge your ·land [boundaries] as he ·promised [^Lswore to] your ·ancestors [fathers], giving you the whole land he promised to them. After that, ·choose three more cities of safety [^Ladd three more cities to these three]