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Deuteronomy 4:41
Then Moses set aside three cities across the Jordan to the east
from Cities of Refuge, Deuteronomy 4:41-43
What it says

Moses set apart three cities across the Jordan to the east.

What it is doing

It introduces the establishment of refuge cities.

In context

41Then Moses set aside three cities across the Jordan to the east 42to which a manslayer could flee after killing his neighbor unintentionally without prior malice. 43To save one’s own life, he could flee to one of these cities: Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.