Numbers 35:13

13 You will establish six refuge cities for yourselves.

Numbers 35:13 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 35:13

And of these cities which ye shall give
Of the forty eight cities they were to give to the Levites, ( Numbers 35:7 ) ,

six cities shall ye have for refuge;
which, I think, makes it clear, that not all the forty eight cities were for refuge, only six of them.

Numbers 35:13 In-Context

11 identify for yourselves cities to be refuge cities, where a person who kills someone by accident may flee.

12 The cities will be for you a place of refuge from the close relative of the dead. The person who killed someone may not be put to death until he stands before the community for judgment.

13 You will establish six refuge cities for yourselves.

14 You will establish three cities across the Jordan and three cities in the land of Canaan. They will be the refuge cities.

15 These six cities will be refuge for Israelites, immigrants, and temporary residents, as a place to flee for anyone who kills a person by accident.