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 grazing lands around the towns that you will give to the Levites must extend to a distance of 500 yards from the town wall. 5“You must measure from outside the wall of the town on the east 1,000 yards, and on the south side 1,000 yards, and on the west side 1,000 yards, and on the north side 1,000 yards, with the town in the middle. This territory must belong to them as grazing land for the towns. Now from these towns that you will give to the Levites you must select six towns of refuge to which a person who has killed someone may flee. And you must give them forty-two other towns. 7“So the total of the towns you will give the Levites is forty-eight. You must give these together with their grazing lands. 8The towns you will give must be from the possession of the Israelites. From the larger tribes you must give more; and from the smaller tribes fewer. Each must contribute some of its own towns to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance allocated to each.

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 35:13These towns that you must give shall be your six towns for refuge.
• Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses selected three cities in the Transjordan, toward the east.
• Joshua 20:2“Have the Israelites select the cities of refuge that I told you about through Moses.
• Joshua 21:3So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the Lord had instructed.
• Psalms 9:9Consequently the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.
• Psalms 62:7God delivers me and exalts me; God is my strong protector and my shelter.
• Psalms 142:4Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.
• Isaiah 4:6By day it will be a shelter to provide shade from the heat, as well as safety and protection from the heavy downpour.
• Matthew 11:28Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
• Hebrews 6:18so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

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