Numbers 35:6

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 fields that you give to them for their animals must reach 500 metres from the walls of each town. 5You must also measure 1,000 metres outside the town on each side, the east side, the south side, the west side and the north side. So the town will be in the centre. Those fields of grass will belong to them for each of their towns. Six of the Levites' towns must be safe places. If anyone kills another person, he can run there to be safe. The Levites must also have another 42 towns. 7In that way, the Levites will have 48 towns and land for their animals. 8Each of the Israelite tribes must give to the Levites towns from their own land. The larger tribes will give more towns. The smaller tribes will give fewer towns. That is because the larger tribes have received more land than the smaller tribes.’

Numbers 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And among the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• which ye shall giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• unto the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• for refugeמִקְלָטmiqlâţ · refugeH4733
• which ye shall appointנָתַןnâthan · to give: allowH5414
• for the manslayerרָצַחrâtsach · to murderH7523
• that he may fleeנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147

Cross-references for Numbers 35:6

• Numbers 35:13You must choose six towns to be safe places.
• Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses chose three special cities on the east side of the Jordan River.
• Joshua 20:2‘Tell the Israelite people to choose special cities as safe places. I told Moses that you should do this.
• Joshua 21:3So the Israelites did as the Lord had told them. They gave to the Levites towns to live in and land for their animals. They gave these from their own land.
• Psalms 9:9For people who suffer, the Lord gives them a safe place. When trouble comes to them, he keeps them safe.
• Psalms 62:7It is God who has kept me safe, and he has made me great. He is the strong place where I can hide and be safe.
• Psalms 142:4Look at me! I have no friend to help me. There is no safe place where I can go. Nobody thinks about me.
• Isaiah 4:6During the day, it will give people shade from the sun's heat. It will also keep them safe from storms and heavy rain.
• Matthew 11:28Come to me all of you who are tired. You are like people who have worked for a long time. You are like people who have carried heavy things. Come to me. If you do that, you will find a place to rest.
• Hebrews 6:18Those two things can never change. God cannot tell a lie. As a result, we can be brave and strong. We have trusted God to keep us safe with him. We should also expect to receive the good things that he has promised to give us.

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

Topics related to Numbers 35:6

• Canaan
• Levites
• Priest
• Types

In the dictionaries

• City
• Congregation
• Manslayer
• Refuge, Cities of
• Testify
• Amorites
• Appoint
• Crime; Crimes
• Criticism
• Ezekiel

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