And the citiesוְ הֶעָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרyou shall giveתִּתְּנוּto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּםshall be the sixשֵׁשׁcitiesעָרֵיof refugeהַמִּקְלָטthatאֲשֶׁרyou shall giveתִּתְּנוּfor the manslayerהָרֹצֵחַto fleeלָנֻסthere;שָׁמָּהand in addition to themוַעֲלֵיהֶםyou shall giveתִּתְּנוּforty-twoאַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁתַּיִםcities.עִיר
Numbers 35:6
Study it in the app“And the cities that you shall give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge that you shall give for the manslayer to flee there; and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 35:6, word by word
- And the citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- you shall giveתִּתְּנוּtitnu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “titnu” appears- to the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- shall be the sixשֵׁשׁshesh
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shesh” appears- of refugeמִּקְלָטmiklat
refuge
Refuge, asylum: a place where someone is kept safe.
Where else “miklat” appears- for the manslayerרֹצֵחַrotseach
manslayer
One who caused a death and fled to a city of refuge.
Where else “rotseach” appears- to fleeנֻסnus
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nus” appears- forty-twoאַרְבָּעִיםarbaim
forty
Forty.
Where else “arbaim” appears- forty-twoשְׁתַּיִםshetayim
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shetayim” appears
The context
5And you shall measure outside the city the east side two thousand cubits, and the south side two thousand cubits, and the west side two thousand cubits, and the north side two thousand cubits, with the city in the middle; this shall be for them the pasturelands of the cities.
6 · This verse (above)
7All the cities that you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities, them and their pasturelands.