Bamidbar 35:Fugees

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Mar 30, 2026 · 3m

The arai miklat were special cities for the Leviim who did not have a tribal portion in Canaan. These cities doubled as a place of refuge for individuals who committed unintentional murder. The Torah first hinted at these cities in Exodus. “One who fatally strikes another party shall be put to death / If a man did so but not by design—it came about by an act of God—I will assign you a place to which he can flee” (Exodus 21:12 13).

מַכֵּה אִישׁ וָמֵת מוֹת יוּמָת׃

וַאֲשֶׁר לֹא צָדָה וְהָאֱלֹהִים אִנָּה לְיָדוֹ וְשַׂמְתִּי לְךָ מָקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יָנוּס שָׁמָּה׃

The three cities that Moshe…