Deuteronomy 19:2 commands three cities of refuge in Canaan, complementing the three east of the Jordan set apart here.

Numbers 35:6 specifies that cities of refuge were a subset of Levitical cities, explaining the institutional context of the three cities Moses set apart here.

Numbers 35:14 directly confirms the allocation of three cities east of the Jordan as cities of refuge, matching Moses' action in this verse.

Numbers 35:15 expands the refuge provision to include strangers and sojourners, adding detail to the general 'manslayer' mentioned here.

Joshua 20:2-9 recounts the actual designation of these cities after entering Canaan, fulfilling the command Moses carried out in this verse.

Exodus 21:13 provides the original law promising a place of refuge for unintentional killers, which Moses here implements for the Transjordan.

1 Chronicles 6:78 lists these Transjordan cities among the Levitical cities, confirming their historical allocation and dual purpose as refuge and priestly towns.