Commentary for Zevachim 233:4

אלא לעולם כולהו תלתא הוו ומאי לא היו אלא שתי מחנות לקליטה מכלל דבמדבר הואי קלטה מחנה לויה

'thee' [implies] in thy lifetime;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. in Moses' lifetime; hence, in the wilderness.');">⁸</span> 'thee a place' [implies] in thy place;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Thy' sc. Moses' - hence, the Levitical camp.');">⁹</span> 'whither he may flee': this teaches that they banished [a homicide] in the wilderness; whither did they banish him?

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