Numbers 35:6 - The Scriptures 1998

⁶ “And the cities which you give to the Lĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Of the cities which you shall give to the Levites there shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee into; and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

⁶ Six of the cities that you give to the Levites will be refuge cities. You will allow the person who kills someone to flee there. In addition to these you will give them forty-two cities.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ Now, from the towns which you shall give to the Levites, six shall be separated for the assistance of fugitives, so that he who has shed blood may flee to them. And, aside from these, there shall be forty-two other towns,

Numbers 35:6 Cross References

Psalm 9:9

And יהוה  is a refuge for the crushed one, A refuge in times of distress.

Exodus 21:13

“But if he did not lie in wait, but Elohim delivered him into his hand, then I shall appoint for you a place where he is to flee.

Isaiah 4:6

and a booth for shade in the daytime from the heat, for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain.

Numbers 35:5

“And you shall measure outside 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 is in the middle. This is to them the open land for the cities.

Matthew 11:28

“Come to Me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I shall give you rest.

Hebrews 6:18

so that by two unchangeable matters in which it is impossible for Elohim to lie, we might have strong encouragement, we who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the expectation set before us,

Joshua 21:13

But to the children of Aharon the priest they gave Ḥ

Joshua 21:21

And they gave them Sheḵ

Joshua 21:27

And to the children of Gĕ

Joshua 21:3

So the children of Yisra’ĕ

Joshua 21:32

And from the tribe of Naphtali, Qeḏ

Joshua 21:36

And from the tribe of Re’uḇ

Joshua 21:38

And from the tribe of Gaḏ