12The cities shall serve you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who commits manslaughter does not die until he stands before the congregation for trial.
12The cities shall be to you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who has caused the death of another will not be killed until he has had a [fair] trial before the congregation.
12They will be places of safety for them. People will be safe there from those who want to kill them. Then anyone charged with murder will not die before their case has been brought to the community court.
12Those towns will be places where the killer can be safe from the dead person's relative. The killer will not die before the people in the town have judged him.
12and the cities have been for a refuge to you from the redeemer, and the manslayer does not die until his standing before the congregation for judgment.