KJV 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Six of the cities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. In addition to these, give the Levites forty-two other cities.
WEB World English Bible
“The cities which you shall give to the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee to: and besides them you shall give forty-two cities.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the cities which ye give to the Levites are the six cities of refuge, which ye give for the fleeing thither of the man-slayer, and besides them ye give forty and two cities;
Surrounding context — Numbers 35
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 shall give unto the Levites, [shall reach] from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.
5 And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city [shall be] in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.
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.
7 [So] all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites [shall be] forty and eight cities: them [shall ye give] with their suburbs.
8 And the cities which ye shall give [shall be] of the possession of the children of Israel: from [them that have] many ye shall give many; but from [them that have] few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.
9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְאֵ֣תH853 · et[Obj.]הֶֽעָרִ֗יםH5892 · irexcitementאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichתִּתְּנוּ֙H5414 · na.tanto give: giveלַלְוִיִּ֔םH3881 · le.viy.yiLeviאֵ֚תH853 · et[Obj.]שֵׁשׁ־H8337 · sheshsixעָרֵ֣יH5892 · irexcitementהַמִּקְלָ֔טH4733 · miq.latrefugeאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichתִּתְּנ֔וּH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלָנֻ֥סH5127 · nusto fleeשָׁ֖מָּהH8033 · shamthereהָרֹצֵ֑חַH7523 · ra.tsachto murderוַעֲלֵיהֶ֣םH5921 · aluponתִּתְּנ֔וּH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאַרְבָּעִ֥יםH705 · ar.ba.imfortyוּשְׁתַּ֖יִםH8147 · she.na.yimtwoעִֽיר׃H5892 · irexcitement
Cross-references
Joshua 21:3And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.Joshua 21:13Thus 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,Joshua 21:38And 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,Joshua 21:21For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,Joshua 21:32And 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.Psalm 9:9The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.Joshua 21:27And 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 Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.Joshua 21:36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,Psalm 142:4-5I looked on [my] right hand, and beheld, but [there was] no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.Joshua 20:2-9Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:Hebrews 6:18That by two immutable things, in which [it was] impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:Psalm 62:7-8In God [is] my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, [and] my refuge, [is] in God.Isaiah 4:6And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.Matthew 11:28Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Numbers 35:13-14And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.Deuteronomy 4:41-43Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
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