עַל־כֵּ֛ן אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ לֵאמֹ֑ר שָׁלֹ֥שׁ עָרִ֖ים תַּבְדִּ֥יל לָֽךְ׃ (ס)
Wherefore I command thee, saying: ‘Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.’
Targum Jonathan on Deuteronomy
Therefore I command you today that you set apart for you three cities.