Numbers 35:13

And of those cities, that are separated for the refuge of fugitives,

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.

In Context

12And when the fugitive shall be in them, the kinsman of him that is slain may not have power to kill him, until he stand before the multitude, and his cause be judged.

14Three shall be beyond the Jordan, and three in the land of Chanaan,

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 6:57And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities for refuge Hebron, and Lobna, and the suburbs thereof,

Matthew Henry on Numbers 35:10-34

The Cities of Refuge. ( b. c. 1452.) 9 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan; 11 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. 12 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment. 13 And of these cities which ye shall give… Read the whole commentary →

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