- six cities for refuge:
- "And of these citiesª which¹ ye shall giveª° sixª citiesª shall ye have¹ for refuge.ª ... Ye shall giveª°¹ threeª citiesª on this sideª¹ Jordan,ª and threeª citiesª shall ye giveª° in the landª of Canaan,ª [which] shall be¹ citiesª of refuge.ª" {Num 35:13-14} + "Then¹ Mosesª severedª° threeª citiesª on this sideª Jordanª toward the sunrising;ªª ... [Namely],¹ Bezerª in the wilderness,ª in the plainª country,ª of the Reubenites;ª and Ramothª in Gilead,ª of the Gadites;ª and Golanª in Bashan,ª of the Manassites.ª" {Deu 4:41-43} + "Speakª° to¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª saying,ª° Appoint¹ out²° for you¹ citiesª of refuge,ª whereof¹ I spakeª° unto¹ you by the handª of Moses:ª ... These¹ were¹ the citiesª appointedª for all¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª and for the strangerª that sojournethª° amongª them, that whosoever¹ killethª° [any] personª at unawaresª might fleeª° thither,¹ and not¹ dieª° by the handª of the avengerª° of blood,ª until¹ he stoodª° beforeª the congregation.ª" {Jsh 20:2-9} + "And the childrenª of Israelª gaveª° unto the Levitesª out of their inheritance,ª¹ at¹ the commandmentª of the LORD,ª¹ these¹ citiesª and their suburbs.ª" {Jsh 21:3} + "Thus they gaveª° to the childrenª of Aaronª the priestª¹ Hebronª with¹ her suburbs,ª [to be]¹ a cityª of refugeª for the slayer;ª° and Libnahª with¹ her suburbs,ª" {Jsh 21:13} + "For they gaveª° them¹ Shechemª with¹ her suburbsª in mountª Ephraim,ª [to be]¹ a cityª of refugeª for the slayer;ª° and Gezerª with¹ her suburbs,ª" {Jsh 21:21} + "And unto the childrenª of Gershon,ª of the familiesª¹ of the Levites,ª out of the [other] halfª¹ tribeª of Manassehª [they gave]¹ Golanª in Bashanª with¹ her suburbs,ª [to be]¹ a cityª of refugeª for the slayer;ª° and Beeshterahª with¹ her suburbs;ª twoª cities.ª" {Jsh 21:27} + "And out of the tribeª¹ of Naphtali,ª¹ Kedeshª in Galileeª with¹ her suburbs,ª [to be]¹ a cityª of refugeª for the slayer;ª° and Hammothdorª with¹ her suburbs,ª and Kartanª with her suburbs;ª threeª cities.ª" {Jsh 21:32} + "And out of the tribe¹¹ of Reuben,ª¹ Bezerª with¹ her suburbs,¹ and Jahazahª with¹ her suburbs,¹" {Jsh 21:36} + "And out of the tribeª¹ of Gad,ª¹ Ramoth²¹ in Gileadª with¹ her suburbs,ª [to be]¹ a cityª of refugeª for the slayer;ª° and Mahanaimª with¹ her suburbs,ª" {Jsh 21:38} + "The LORDª also will be¹ a refugeª for the oppressed,ª a refugeª in timesª of trouble.ª" {Psa 9:9} + "In¹ Godª [is] my salvationª and my glory:ª the rockª of my strength,ª [and] my refuge,ª [is] in God.ª ... Trustª° in him at all¹ times;ª [ye] people,ª pour outª° your heartª beforeª him: Godª [is] a refugeª for us. Selah.ª" {Psa 62:7-8} + "I lookedª° on [my] right hand,ª and beheld,ª° but [there was] no man¹ that would knowª° me: refugeª failedª°¹ me; no man¹ caredª° for my soul.ª ... I criedª° unto¹ thee, O LORD:ª I said,ª° Thou¹ [art] my refugeª [and] my portionª in the landª of the living.ª" {Psa 142:4-5} + "And there shall be¹ a tabernacleª for a shadowª in the daytimeª from the heat,ª¹ and for a place of refuge,ª and for a covertª from stormª¹ and from rain.ª¹" {Isa 4:6} + "Comeª° untoª me,ª allª [ye] that labourª° andª are heavy laden,ª° and Iª will give²° you² rest.ª°¹" {Mtt 11:28} + "Thatª byª twoª immutableª things,ª inª whichª [it was] impossibleª for Godª to lie,ª° we might haveª° a strongª consolation,ª who² have fled for refugeª° to lay hold²° upon¹ the hopeª set before¹ us:²°" {Hbr 6:18}
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