Numbers 35:6

Bible in Basic English 1965

And the towns which you give the Levites are to be the six safe places to which the taker of life may go in flight; and in addition you are to give them forty-two towns.

Cross References

Psalm 9:9

The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble;

Exodus 21:13

But if he had no evil purpose against him, and God gave him into his hand, I will give you a place to which he may go in flight.

Isaiah 4:6

And a shade in the daytime from the heat, and a safe cover from storm and from rain.

Numbers 35:5

The measure of this space of land is to be two thousand cubits outside the town on the east, and two thousand cubits on the south and on the west and on the north, the town being in the middle. This space will be the outskirts of their towns.

Matthew 11:28

Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest.

Hebrews 6:18

So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false;

Joshua 21:13

And to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Libnah with its grass-lands;

Joshua 21:21

And they gave them Shechem with its grass-lands in the hill-country of Ephraim, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Gezer with its grass-lands;

Joshua 21:27

And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, they gave from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Ashtaroth with its grass-lands, two towns.

Joshua 21:3

And the children of Israel out of their heritage gave to the Levites these towns with their grass-lands, by the order of the Lord.

Joshua 21:32

And from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Hammoth-dor and Kartan with their grass-lands, three towns.

Joshua 21:36

And from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and Jahaz with their grass-lands;

Joshua 21:38

And from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Mahanaim with their grass-lands;