Parashas Masei · Passuk 35:13 · TT note 2
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei (TT note on “עָרֵי מִקְלָט תִּהְיֶינָה”).
English: “Cities of refuge shall there be” — I have only [that they] absorb in the Land; outside the Land from where? Scripture says “shall there be.”
Extension of the absorbing power beyond the Land of Israel.
The cities of refuge absorb even outside the Land; the word “shall there be” expands the scope beyond Eretz Yisrael alone.