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Numbers 35:6
6Six of the cities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. In addition to these, give the Levites forty-two other cities.
Numbers 35:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
- New International Version (NIV)“Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone may flee. In addition, give them forty-two other towns.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"The cities that you give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, where you shall permit the manslayer to flee, and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Now among the cities which you will give to the Levites you shall appoint six cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. And to these you shall add forty-two cities.
Context of Numbers 35:6
4The pasturelands around the cities you are to give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the wall on every side. 5You are also to measure two thousand cubits outside the city on the east, two thousand on the south, two thousand on the west, and two thousand on the north, with the city in the center. These areas will serve as larger pasturelands for the cities. Six of the cities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. In addition to these, give the Levites forty-two other cities. 7The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, with their corresponding pasturelands. 8The cities that you apportion from the territory of the Israelites should be given to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one.”
Read all of Numbers 35Numbers 35:6 word by word
וְאֵ֣ת הֶֽעָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּתְּנוּ֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֵ֚ת שֵׁשׁ־עָרֵ֣י הַמִּקְלָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּתְּנ֔וּ לָנֻ֥ס שָׁ֖מָּה הָרֹצֵ֑חַ וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם תִּתְּנ֔וּ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם עִֽיר׃Read the interlinear
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- Sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
- of the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- you giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
- are to be appointedנָתַןnâthan · to give: allowH5414
- of refugeמִקְלָטmiqlâţ · refugeH4733
- to which a manslayerרָצַחrâtsach · to murderH7523
- may fleeנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
- ·שָׁםshâm · thereH8033
- In addition to theseעַל‛al · uponH5921
- forty-twoאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
- forty-twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
Cross-references for Numbers 35:6
- Numbers 35:13The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge.
- Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses set aside three cities across the Jordan to the east
- Joshua 20:2“Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,
- Joshua 21:3So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
- Psalms 9:9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
- Psalms 62:7My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
- Psalms 142:4Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
- Isaiah 4:6a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and the rain.
- Matthew 11:28Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- Hebrews 6:18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
Commentaries on Numbers 35:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The Levitical cities were in an special manner the Lord‘s; and therefore the places of refuge, where the manslayer might remain under the protection of a special institution devised by divine mercy, were appropriately selected from among them. No doubt also the Priests and Levites would be the fittest persons to administer the law in the doubtful cases which would be sure to occur: compare Numbers 35:24 note.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8The tribe of Levi did not receive its own land. So chapter 35 explains how they received 48 towns spread out among the lands of the other tribes (see Joshua 21; see also Leviticus 25:32–34; 1 Chronicles 13:2; 2 Chronicles 11:14). During the wilderness journey, the Levites lived in the center of the Israelite camp (compare Numbers 2:17). In the promised land, they were to live among the other tribes. Their presence was meant to influence the people for…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86. there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer--The establishment of those privileged sanctuaries among the cities of the Levites is probably traceable to the idea, that they would be the most suitable and impartial judges--that their presence and counsels might calm or restrain the stormy passions of the blood avenger--and that, from their being invested with the sacred character, they might be types of Christ, in whom…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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