1 God spoke to Moses by the big river, near Jericho. ️⛺ 2 God said, Tell all the people: give towns to the Levite helpers. Give open land around each town. ️ 3 The towns are homes for Levite helpers. The open land is for cows and other animals. 4 Make a big space around each town, about 1,000 steps. ♂️♀️ 5 Make more space, about 2,000 steps on each side. The town is in the middle. ➕️ 6 Give 6 safe towns. If a person hurts someone by accident, he can run there. Add 42 more towns. ️️️️️️️➕️… 7 All the towns for the Levite helpers are 48 towns with open land. 4️⃣8️⃣️ 8 Big family groups give many towns. Small family groups give few. Everyone shares. 9 God spoke to Moses again. 10 God said, When you all cross the river into the new land, 11 Pick safe towns, so a person who kills by accident can run there. ♂️️ 12 These towns keep the runner safe from the family helper who wants to pay back. The people must meet first and decide. ️⚖️ 13 You will have 6 safe towns. 6️⃣️️ 14 Have 3 safe towns on one side of the river, and 3 in the new land. 3️⃣➕3️⃣️ 15 These safe towns are for your people, for new people, and for visitors too, if they kill by accident. ️ 16 If someone hits with iron and a person dies, he killed on purpose. He must die. ⚒️➡️ 17 If someone throws a big stone and the person dies, he killed on purpose. He must die. ➡️ 18 If someone hits with a hard wood tool and the person dies, he killed on purpose. He must die. ➡️ 19 The family helper must kill the one who killed on purpose when he sees him. ⚔️ 20 If someone pushes with hate or throws a thing on purpose and the person dies, it is killing on purpose. ➡️ 21 If he hits because he hates, and the person dies, it is killing on purpose. The family helper must kill him when he meets him. ✊➡️ 22 But if he pushes by surprise, not with hate, ♂️ 23 Or he drops a stone and did not see the person, and the person dies, and he did not hate him, it was an accident. ➡️ 24 Then all the people will decide between the runner and the family helper. They use these rules. 25 The people will save the runner from the family helper. They will bring him back to the safe town. He must stay there until the top priest dies. ️️⏳ 26 But if the runner leaves the safe town, ♂️️ 27 And the family helper finds him outside and kills him, the helper is not guilty. ➡️⚔️ 28 The runner must stay in the safe town until the top priest dies. After that, he can go home. ️⏳➡️ 29 These rules are for you all, and for your kids, in every place you live. ️ 30 If someone kills a person, two or more people who saw it must say it. One person is not enough to make him die. 2️⃣✅ 1️⃣❌ 31 Do not take money to save a killer who killed on purpose. He must die. ❌➡️ 32 Do not take money to let the runner leave the safe town early. He must stay until the top priest dies. ❌⏳ 33 Do not make the land dirty with blood. Blood on the land is very bad. Only the death of the killer can make it clean. ❌➡️ 34 Do not make the land bad. I, God, live with you all. ️✨