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 Living Translation (NLT)“Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, where a person who has accidentally killed someone can flee for safety. In addition, give them forty-two other towns.

Context of Numbers 35:6

4The common-land of the cities which you will give the Levites shall extend from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits all around. 5And you shall measure outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, on the south side two thousand cubits, on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits. The city shall be in the middle. This shall belong to them as common-land for the cities. “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. 7So all the cities you will give to the Levites shall be forty-eight; these you shall give with their common-land. 8And the cities which you will give shall be from the possession of the children of Israel; from the larger tribe you shall give many, from the smaller you shall give few. Each shall give some of its cities to the Levites, in proportion to the inheritance that each receives.”

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 35:13And of the cities which you give, you shall have six cities of refuge.
• Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses set apart three cities on this side of the Jordan, toward the rising of the sun,
• Joshua 20:2“Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Appoint for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses,
• Joshua 21:3So the children of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their common-lands:
• Psalms 9:9The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble.
• Psalms 62:7In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God.
• Psalms 142:4Look on my right hand and see, For there is no one who acknowledges me; Refuge has failed me; No one cares for my soul.
• Isaiah 4:6And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain.
• Matthew 11:28Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
• Hebrews 6:18that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before 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