Numbers 35:13

The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God addresses Moses and the assembled Israelites during the final wilderness instructions, specifying the allocation of Levitical cities.

The words — תִּתֵּ֑נוּ (ti.Te.nu) = you will give [H5414] and מִקְלָ֖ט (mik.Lat) = refuge [H4733] anchor the command in the act of designation and the function of sanctuary.

The thread — The narrative continuity runs through Numbers 35:12 and 35:14, which frame the refuge system’s legal purpose and geographic distribution.

Why it lands — Identify the six designated locations as fixed legal zones, and treat their boundaries as non-negotiable provisions for justice rather than ordinary settlements.

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The Hebrew words

וְהֶעָרִ֖יםve./he./'a.Rimand/ the/ cities אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich תִּתֵּ֑נוּti.Te.nuyou will give שֵׁשׁ־shesh-six עָרֵ֥י'a.Reicities of מִקְלָ֖טmik.Latrefuge תִּהְיֶ֥ינָהtih.Yei.nahthey will beלָכֶֽם׃la./Khemfor <the>/ you

King James Version

And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.