Numbers 35:13

13 These six towns you give will be your cities of refuge.

Numbers 35:13 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
13 And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
English Standard Version (ESV)
13 And the cities that you give shall be your six cities of refuge.
New Living Translation (NLT)
13 Designate six cities of refuge for yourselves,
The Message Bible (MSG)
13 Provide six asylum-cities.
American Standard Version (ASV)
13 And the cities which ye shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
13 There will be six cities you select as places of refuge,
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
13 The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
13 " 'Six towns will be the cities you can go to for safety.

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 select some towns to be your cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone accidentally may flee.
12 They will be places of refuge from the avenger, so that anyone accused of murder may not die before they stand trial before the assembly.
13 These six towns you give will be your cities of refuge.
14 Give three on this side of the Jordan and three in Canaan as cities of refuge.
15 These six towns will be a place of refuge for Israelites and for foreigners residing among them, so that anyone who has killed another accidentally can flee there.

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