Numbers 35:6

And, among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give that the manslayer may flee thither,—and besides them, ye shall give, forty-two cities,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5So ye shall measure—on the outside of the city—the eastward quarter two thousand by the cubit, and the south quarter two thousand by the cubit, and the west quarter two thousand by the cubit and the north quarter two thousand by the cubit, with, the city, in the midst. This, shall be unto them the pasture lands of the cities,

7All the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall be forty-eight cities,—them, and their pasture lands,

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Cross References

Numbers 35:13And as touching the cities which ye shall give six cities of refuge, shall there be unto you.

Joshua 20:2Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying,—Set out for you the cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you, by the hand of Moses:

Joshua 21:13But, unto the sons of Aaron the priest, gave they the city of refuge for the manslayer, even Hebron, with the pasture lands thereof,—Libnah also, with her pasture lands;

Joshua 21:27And, the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, had, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, a city of refuge for the manslayer, even Golan in Bashan, with her pasture land, and Be-eshterah, with her pasture land,—two cities.

Joshua 21:36And, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer, with her pasture land,—and Jahaz, with her pasture land;

Psalms 9:9Thus be Yahweh a refuge for the crushed one, a refuge for times of destitution:

Matthew Henry on Numbers 35:2-9

The Cities of the Levites. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. 3 And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. 4 And the suburbs of the cities, which ye… Read the whole commentary →

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