English: Where do they exile to the cities of refuge? To the three across the Jordan and the three in the land of Canaan… And until the three in the Land of Israel were designated, the three across the Jordan did not absorb, as it is said “six cities of refuge shall there be” — until all six absorb together.
Type of Learning
Halakhic simultaneity — the six cities function only as a complete set.
What Is Learned
The three Transjordan cities did not begin to absorb until the three in Canaan were also designated; the verse requires all six to operate together.