Numbers 35:6
in Numbers 35Six 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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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This verse in Numbers 35
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The Levitical cities were in an special manner the Lord’s; and therefore the places of refuge, where the manslayer might remain under the protection of a special institution devised by divine mercy, were appropriately selected from among them. No doubt also the Priests and Levites would be the fittest persons to administer the law in the doubtful cases which would be sure to occur: compare Num 35:24 note.
This site's exposition
to be appointed as cities of refuge
on Numbers 35:6-8
Six of the forty-eight are cities of refuge. Verse 8 sets the quota by size, "more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one". Albert Barnes notes from Joshua 21 that Judah and Simeon together gave nine, Naphtali three, and the rest four apiece.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites,....
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֣ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הֶֽעָרִ֗ים | hearim | the cities | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| תִּתְּנוּ֙ | titenu | you will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לַלְוִיִּ֔ם | lalviyim | to the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| אֵ֚ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שֵׁשׁ־ | shesh- | [the] six | H8337 → | 216 times |
| עָרֵ֣י | ʾarei | [the] cities of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| הַמִּקְלָ֔ט | hamiklat | <the> refuge | H4733 → | 20 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| תִּתְּנ֔וּ | titenu | you will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָנֻ֥ס | lanus | to flee | H5127 → | 159 times |
| שָׁ֖מָּה | shamah | there towards | H8033 → | 834 times |
| הָרֹצֵ֑חַ | harotzeach | the killer | H7523 → | 47 times |
| וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם | vaaleihem | and to them | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| תִּתְּנ֔וּ | titenu | you will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אַרְבָּעִ֥ים | ʾarbaim | forty | H705 → | 136 times |
| וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם | ushetayim | and two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| עִֽיר׃ | ʾir | citi[es] | H5892 → | 1090 times |
וְאֵ֣תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הֶֽעָרִ֗יםthe cities
hearimH5892 →1090 times
אֲשֶׁ֤רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
תִּתְּנוּ֙you will give
titenuH5414 →2011 times
לַלְוִיִּ֔םto the Levites
lalviyimH3881 →291 times
אֵ֚ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
שֵׁשׁ־[the] six
shesh-H8337 →216 times
עָרֵ֣י[the] cities of
ʾareiH5892 →1090 times
הַמִּקְלָ֔ט<the> refuge
hamiklatH4733 →20 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
תִּתְּנ֔וּyou will give
titenuH5414 →2011 times
לָנֻ֥סto flee
lanusH5127 →159 times
שָׁ֖מָּהthere towards
shamahH8033 →834 times
הָרֹצֵ֑חַthe killer
harotzeachH7523 →47 times
וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣םand to them
vaaleihemH5921 →5755 times
תִּתְּנ֔וּyou will give
titenuH5414 →2011 times
אַרְבָּעִ֥יםforty
ʾarbaimH705 →136 times
וּשְׁתַּ֖יִםand two
ushetayimH8147 →768 times
עִֽיר׃citi[es]
ʾirH5892 →1090 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 9:9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
it leads to
- Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
- Psalms 91:1–2
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Nahum 1:7
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
- Psalms 32:7
You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
- Psalms 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- Proverbs 18:10
Through
Joshua 21:21From the tribe of Ephraim they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,
it leads to
- Joshua 20:7
So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 20:7
Through
Joshua 21:38And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,
it leads to
- Genesis 32:2
When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.
- Genesis 32:2
Through
Joshua 21:13So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,
it leads to
- Joshua 15:42
Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
- Joshua 15:42
Where this verse is studied
About Numbers
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).