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And the citiesוְהֶעָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרyou giveתִּתֵּנוּshall beתִּהְיֶינָהsixשֵׁשׁcitiesעָרֵיof refugeמִקְלָטfor you.לָכֶם
Numbers 35:13
Study it in the app“And the cities that you give shall be six cities of refuge for you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 35:13, word by word
- And the citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- you giveתִּתֵּנוּtitenu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “titenu” appears- shall beתִּהְיֶינָהtihyena
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihyena” appears- sixשֵׁשׁshesh
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shesh” appears- of refugeמִקְלָטmiklat
refuge
Refuge, asylum: a place where someone is kept safe.
Where else “miklat” appears
The context
12The cities shall be for you a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the community for judgment.
13 · This verse (above)
14Three cities you shall give beyond the Jordan, and three cities you shall give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.