Num 35:1-3 | Clarke | STEP | The Israelites are commanded to give the Levites, out of their inheritances, cities and their suburbs for themselves and for their cattle, goods, etc., . The suburbs to be 3,000 cubits round about from the wall of the city, , . The cities to be forty-two, to which six cities of refuge should be added, in all forty-eight cities, , . Each tribe shall give of these cities in proportion to its possessions, . These cities to be appointed for the person who might slay his neighbor unawares, . Of these six cities there shall be three on each side Jordan, , . The cities to be places of refuge for all who kill a person unawares, whether they be Israelites, strangers, or sojourners, . Cases of murder to which the benefit of the cities of refuge shall not extend, . Cases of manslaughter to which the benefits of the cities of refuge shall extend, , . How the congregation shall act between the manslayer and the avenger of blood, , . The manslayer shall abide in the city of refuge till the death of the high priest; he shall then return to the land of his possession, . Two witnesses must attest a murder before a murderer can be put to death, , . Every murderer to be put to death, . The manslayer is not to be permitted to come to the land of his inheritance till the death of the high priest, . The land must not be polluted with blood, for the Lord dwells in it, , .

Numbers 35:1-3

Introduction

The Israelites are commanded to give the Levites, out of their inheritances, cities and their suburbs for themselves and for their cattle, goods, etc., Num 35:1-3. The suburbs to be 3,000 cubits round about from the wall of the city, Num 35:4, Num 35:5. The cities to be forty-two, to which six cities of refuge should be added, in all forty-eight cities, Num 35:6, Num 35:7. Each tribe shall give of these cities in proportion to its possessions, Num 35:8. These cities to be appointed for the person who might slay his neighbor unawares, Num 35:9-12. Of these six cities there shall be three on each side Jordan, Num 35:13, Num 35:14. The cities to be places of refuge for all who kill a person unawares, whether they be Israelites, strangers, or sojourners, Num 35:15. Cases of murder to which the benefit of the cities of refuge shall not extend, Num 35:16-21. Cases of manslaughter to which the benefits of the cities of refuge shall extend, Num 35:22, Num 35:23. How the congregation shall act between the manslayer and the avenger of blood, Num 35:24, Num 35:25. The manslayer shall abide in the city of refuge till the death of the high priest; he shall then return to the land of his possession, Num 35:26-28. Two witnesses must attest a murder before a murderer can be put to death, Num 35:29, Num 35:30. Every murderer to be put to death, Num 35:31. The manslayer is not to be permitted to come to the land of his inheritance till the death of the high priest, Num 35:32. The land must not be polluted with blood, for the Lord dwells in it, Num 35:33, Num 35:34.