Numbers 35:6

“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.”

Numbers 35:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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.

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