Numbers 35:6

New Living Translation

“Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, where a person who has accidentally killed someone can flee for safety. In addition, give them forty-two other towns.

Cross References

Psalm 9:9

The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Exodus 21:13

But if it was simply an accident permitted by God, I will appoint a place of refuge where the slayer can run for safety.

Isaiah 4:6

It will be a shelter from daytime heat and a hiding place from storms and rain.

Numbers 35:5

Measure off 3,000 feet outside the town walls in every direction—east, south, west, north—with the town at the center. This area will serve as the larger pastureland for the towns.

Matthew 11:28

Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.

Hebrews 6:18

So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.

Joshua 21:13

The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah,

Joshua 21:21

Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Gezer,

Joshua 21:27

The descendants of Gershon, another clan within the tribe of Levi, received the following towns with their pasturelands from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone) and Be-eshterah—two towns.

Joshua 21:3

So by the command of the Lord the people of Israel gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own grants of land.

Joshua 21:32

From the tribe of Naphtali they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three towns.

Joshua 21:36

From the tribe of Reuben they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Bezer, Jahaz,

Joshua 21:38

From the tribe of Gad they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Mahanaim,