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“The towns that you give to the Levites shall include the six cities of refuge, where you shall permit a slayer to flee, and in addition to them you shall give forty-two towns.(A)

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Cities of Refuge(A)

“Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone may flee.(B) In addition, give them forty-two other towns.

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13 To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the slayer, with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands,(A)

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13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge(A) for one accused of murder), Libnah,(B)

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So by command of the Lord the Israelites gave to the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their inheritance.

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So, as the Lord had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance:

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The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed,
    a stronghold in times of trouble.(A)

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The Lord is a refuge(A) for the oppressed,(B)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.(C)

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38 Out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the slayer, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,

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38 from the tribe of Gad,

Ramoth(A) in Gilead(B) (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim,(C)

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36 Out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands,(A)

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36 from the tribe of Reuben,

Bezer,(A) Jahaz,(B)

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32 Out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the slayer, Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands—three towns.(A)

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32 from the tribe of Naphtali,

Kedesh(A) in Galilee (a city of refuge for one accused of murder(B)), Hammoth Dor and Kartan, together with their pasturelands—three towns.

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27 To the Gershonites, one of the families of the Levites, were given out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the slayer, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands—two towns.(A)

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27 The Levite clans of the Gershonites were given:

from the half-tribe of Manasseh,

Golan in Bashan(A) (a city of refuge for one accused of murder(B)) and Be Eshterah, together with their pasturelands—two towns;

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21 To them were given Shechem, the city of refuge for the slayer, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,(A)

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21 In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem(A) (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Gezer,(B)

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18 so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God would prove false, we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged to seize the hope set before us.(A)

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18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,(A) we who have fled to take hold of the hope(B) set before us may be greatly encouraged.

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28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.(A)

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28 “Come to me,(A) all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.(B)

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It will serve as a pavilion, a shade by day from the heat and a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.(A)

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It will be a shelter(A) and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge(B) and hiding place from the storm(C) and rain.

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Look on my right hand and see:
    there is no one who takes notice of me;
no refuge remains to me;
    no one cares for me.(A)

I cry to you, O Lord;
    I say, “You are my refuge,
    my portion in the land of the living.”(B)

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Look and see, there is no one at my right hand;
    no one is concerned for me.
I have no refuge;(A)
    no one cares(B) for my life.

I cry to you, Lord;
    I say, “You are my refuge,(C)
    my portion(D) in the land of the living.”(E)

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