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Joshua 20:3

That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
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English Standard Version

that the manslayer who strikes any person without intent or unknowingly may flee there. They shall be for you a refuge from the avenger of blood.

New International Version

so that anyone who kills a person accidentally and unintentionally may flee there and find protection from the avenger of blood.

Catholic Public Domain Version

so that anyone who will have struck down a life unintentionally may flee to them. And so, he may be able to escape from the wrath of a close relative, who is an avenger of blood