English: R’ Simlai expounded: What is meant by “Then Moshe set aside three cities… toward the sunrise”? The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Moshe: Cause the sun to shine for the manslayers (i.e., provide them with the means of life).
On the daf / in context: The extra phrase “mizrachah shemesh” is read as a divine instruction to establish the cities of refuge in a way that affords the accidental killer a viable life (markets, water, etc.), not merely bare shelter.
Type of Learning
R’ Eliezer #8 (from something superfluous) — diyuk of the extra phrase “mizrachah shemesh”.
What Is Learned
The cities of refuge must be places where the exile can live, not merely hide; Hashem commanded Moshe to “cause the sun to shine” for the manslayers.