Verse 6

And among the cities{H5892} which ye shall give{H5414}{(H8799)} unto the Levites{H3881} there shall be six{H8337} cities{H5892} for refuge{H4733}, which ye shall appoint{H5414}{(H8799)} for the manslayer{H7523}{(H8802)}, that he may flee{H5127}{(H8800)} thither: and to them ye shall add{H5414}{(H8799)} forty{H705} and two{H8147} cities{H5892}.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 21:3 : 3 And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} gave{H5414}{(H8799)} unto the Levites{H3881} out of their inheritance{H5159}, at the commandment{H6310} of the LORD{H3068}, these cities{H5892} and their suburbs{H4054}.
• Josh 21:13 : 13 Thus they gave{H5414}{(H8804)} to the children{H1121} of Aaron{H175} the priest{H3548} Hebron{H2275} with her suburbs{H4054}, to be a city{H5892} of refuge{H4733} for the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)}; and Libnah{H3841} with her suburbs{H4054},
• Josh 21:21 : 21 For they gave{H5414}{(H8799)} them Shechem{H7927} with her suburbs{H4054} in mount{H2022} Ephraim{H669}, to be a city{H5892} of refuge{H4733} for the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)}; and Gezer{H1507} with her suburbs{H4054},
• Josh 21:27 : 27 And unto the children{H1121} of Gershon{H1648}, of the families{H4940} of the Levites{H3881}, out of the other half{H2677} tribe{H4294} of Manasseh{H4519} they gave Golan{H1474} in Bashan{H1316} with her suburbs{H4054}, to be a city{H5892} of refuge{H4733} for the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)}; and Beeshterah{H1203} with her suburbs{H4054}; two{H8147} cities{H5892}.
• Josh 21:32 : 32 And out of the tribe{H4294} of Naphtali{H5321}, Kedesh{H6943} in Galilee{H1551} with her suburbs{H4054}, to be a city{H5892} of refuge{H4733} for the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)}; and Hammothdor{H2576} with her suburbs{H4054}, and Kartan{H7178} with her suburbs{H4054}; three{H7969} cities{H5892}.
• Josh 21:36 : 36 And out of the tribe of Reuben{H7205}, Bezer{H1221} with her suburbs, and Jahazah{H3096} with her suburbs,
• Josh 21:38 : 38 And out of the tribe{H4294} of Gad{H1410}, Ramoth{H7433} in Gilead{H1568} with her suburbs{H4054}, to be a city{H5892} of refuge{H4733} for the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)}; and Mahanaim{H4266} with her suburbs{H4054},
• Ps 9:9 : 9 The LORD{H3068} also will be a refuge{H4869} for the oppressed{H1790}, a refuge{H4869} in times{H6256} of trouble{H6869}.
• Ps 62:7-8 : 7 In God{H430} is my salvation{H3468} and my glory{H3519}: the rock{H6697} of my strength{H5797}, and my refuge{H4268}, is in God{H430}. 8 Trust{H982}{H8798)} in him at all times{H6256}; ye people{H5971}, pour out{H8210}{H8798)} your heart{H3824} before{H6440} him: God{H430} is a refuge{H4268} for us. Selah{H5542}.
• Ps 142:4-5 : 4 I looked{H5027}{(H8685)} on my right hand{H3225}, and beheld{H7200}{(H8798)}, but there was no man that would know{H5234}{(H8688)} me: refuge{H4498} failed{H6}{(H8804)} me; no man cared{H1875}{(H8802)} for my soul{H5315}. 5 I cried{H2199}{(H8804)} unto thee, O LORD{H3068}: I said{H559}{(H8804)}, Thou art my refuge{H4268} and my portion{H2506} in the land{H776} of the living{H2416}.
• Isa 4:6 : 6 And there shall be a tabernacle{H5521} for a shadow{H6738} in the daytime{H3119} from the heat{H2721}, and for a place of refuge{H4268}, and for a covert{H4563} from storm{H2230} and from rain{H4306}.
• Matt 11:28 : 28 Come{G1205}{(G5773)} unto{G4314} me{G3165}, all{G3956} ye that labour{G2872}{(G5723)} and{G2532} are heavy laden{G5412}{(G5772)}, and I{G2504} will give{G373} you{G5209} rest{G373}{(G5692)}.
• Heb 6:18 : 18 That{G2443} by{G1223} two{G1417} immutable{G276} things{G4229}, in{G1722} which{G3739} it was impossible{G102} for God{G2316} to lie{G5574}{(G5664)}, we might have{G2192}{(G5725)} a strong{G2478} consolation{G3874}, who{G3588} have fled for refuge{G2703}{(G5631)} to lay hold{G2902}{(G5658)} upon the hope{G1680} set before us{G4295}{(G5740)}:
• Num 35:13-14 : 13 And of these cities{H5892} which ye shall give{H5414}{(H8799)} six{H8337} cities{H5892} shall ye have for refuge{H4733}. 14 Ye shall give{H5414}{(H8799)} three{H7969} cities{H5892} on this side{H5676} Jordan{H3383}, and three{H7969} cities{H5892} shall ye give{H5414}{(H8799)} in the land{H776} of Canaan{H3667}, which shall be cities{H5892} of refuge{H4733}.
• Deut 4:41-43 : 41 Then Moses{H4872} severed{H914}{(H8686)} three{H7969} cities{H5892} on this side{H5676} Jordan{H3383} toward the sunrising{H8121}{H4217}; 42 That the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)} might flee{H5127}{(H8800)} thither, which should kill{H7523}{(H8799)} his neighbour{H7453} unawares{H1097}{H1847}, and hated{H8130}{(H8802)} him not in times{H8543} past{H8032}; and that fleeing{H5127}{(H8804)} unto one{H259} of these{H411} cities{H5892} he might live{H2425}{(H8804)}: 43 Namely, Bezer{H1221} in the wilderness{H4057}, in the plain{H4334} country{H776}, of the Reubenites{H7206}; and Ramoth{H7216} in Gilead{H1568}, of the Gadites{H1425}; and Golan{H1474} in Bashan{H1316}, of the Manassites{H4520}.
• Josh 20:2-9 : 2 Speak{H1696}{(H8761)} to the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Appoint out{H5414}{(H8798)} for you cities{H5892} of refuge{H4733}, whereof I spake{H1696}{(H8765)} unto you by the hand{H3027} of Moses{H4872}: 3 That the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)} that killeth{H5221}{(H8688)} any person{H5315} unawares{H7684} and unwittingly{H1847} may flee{H5127}{(H8800)} thither: and they shall be your refuge{H4733} from the avenger{H1350}{(H8802)} of blood{H1818}. 4 And when he that doth flee{H5127}{(H8804)} unto one{H259} of those cities{H5892} shall stand{H5975}{(H8804)} at the entering{H6607} of the gate{H8179} of the city{H5892}, and shall declare{H1696}{(H8765)} his cause{H1697} in the ears{H241} of the elders{H2205} of that city{H5892}, they shall take{H622}{(H8804)} him into the city{H5892} unto them, and give{H5414}{(H8804)} him a place{H4725}, that he may dwell{H3427}{(H8804)} among them. 5 And if the avenger{H1350}{(H8802)} of blood{H1818} pursue{H7291}{(H8799)} after{H310} him, then they shall not deliver{H5462}{(H8686)} the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)} up into his hand{H3027}; because he smote{H5221}{(H8689)} his neighbour{H7453} unwittingly{H1097}{H1847}, and hated{H8130}{(H8802)} him not beforetime{H8543}{H8032}. 6 And he shall dwell{H3427}{(H8804)} in that city{H5892}, until he stand{H5975}{(H8800)} before{H6440} the congregation{H5712} for judgment{H4941}, and until the death{H4194} of the high{H1419} priest{H3548} that{H834} shall be in those days{H3117}: then shall the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)} return{H7725}{(H8799)}, and come{H935}{(H8804)} unto his own city{H5892}, and unto his own house{H1004}, unto the city{H5892} from whence he fled{H5127}{(H8804)}. 7 And they appointed{H6942}{(H8686)} Kedesh{H6943} in Galilee{H1551} in mount{H2022} Naphtali{H5321}, and Shechem{H7927} in mount{H2022} Ephraim{H669}, and Kirjatharba{H7153}, which is Hebron{H2275}, in the mountain{H2022} of Judah{H3063}. 8 And on the other side{H5676} Jordan{H3383} by Jericho{H3405} eastward{H4217}, they assigned{H5414}{(H8804)} Bezer{H1221} in the wilderness{H4057} upon the plain{H4334} out of the tribe{H4294} of Reuben{H7205}, and Ramoth{H7216} in Gilead{H1568} out of the tribe{H4294} of Gad{H1410}, and Golan{H1474} in Bashan{H1316} out of the tribe{H4294} of Manasseh{H4519}. 9 These were the cities{H5892} appointed{H4152} for all the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, and for the stranger{H1616} that sojourneth{H1481}{(H8802)} among{H8432} them, that whosoever killeth{H5221}{(H8688)} any person{H5315} at unawares{H7684} might flee{H5127}{(H8800)} thither, and not die{H4191}{(H8799)} by the hand{H3027} of the avenger{H1350}{(H8802)} of blood{H1818}, until he stood{H5975}{(H8800)} before{H6440} the congregation{H5712}.