Numbers 35:6
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.
KJV
De ipsis autem oppidis, quæ Levitis dabitis, sex erunt in fugitivorum auxilia separata, ut fugiat ad ea qui fuderit sanguinem : et exceptis his, alia quadraginta duo oppida,
Vulgate
καὶ τὰς πόλεις δώσετε τοῖς Λευείταις, τὰς ἓξ πόλεις τῶν φυγαδευτηρίων ἃς δώσετε φεύγειν ἐκεῖ τῷ φονεύσαντι, καὶ πρὸς ταύταις τεσσεράκοντα καὶ δύο πόλεις·
LXX
And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee unto: and besides them ye shall give forty and two cities.
ASV
וְ/אֵ֣ת הֶֽ/עָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּתְּנוּ֙ לַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם אֵ֚ת שֵׁשׁ עָרֵ֣י הַ/מִּקְלָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּתְּנ֔וּ לָ/נֻ֥ס שָׁ֖מָּ/ה הָ/רֹצֵ֑חַ וַ/עֲלֵי/הֶ֣ם תִּתְּנ֔וּ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּ/שְׁתַּ֖יִם עִֽיר
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Deut 4:41 — Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
- Josh 20:2 — Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
- Josh 21:3 — And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
- Josh 21:13 — Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
- Josh 21:21 — For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
- Josh 21:27 — And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshte
- Josh 21:32 — And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
- Josh 21:36 — And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
- Josh 21:38 — And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
- Num 35:11 — 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.
- Ps 9:9 — The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.