עַל־כֵּ֛ן אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ לֵאמֹ֑ר שָׁלֹ֥שׁ עָרִ֖ים תַּבְדִּ֥יל לָֽךְ׃ (ס)
Karena itu aku memerintahkan kepadamu: “Haruslah engkau memisahkan bagimu tiga kota.”
Sifrei Devarim
(Ibid. 7) "Therefore, I command you, saying": Beth-din is being exhorted to this end.