Numbers 35:9

Cities of Refuge

9 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Numbers 35:9 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 35:9

And the Lord spake unto Moses
At the same time, or he continued his speech unto him:

saying:
as follows.

Numbers 35:9 In-Context

7 All the cities that you give to the Levites shall be forty-eight, with their pasturelands.

8 And as for the cities that you shall give from the possession of the people of Israel, from the larger tribes you shall take many, and from the smaller tribes you shall take few; each, in proportion to the inheritance that it inherits, shall give of its cities to the Levites. ”

9 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

10 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

11 then you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person without intent may flee there.