Quoting%20commentary for Makkot 19:9

א"ר יצחק מאי קרא (דברים ד, מב) ונס אל אחת מן הערים האל וחי עביד ליה מידי דתהוי ליה חיותא

Rabbi Yitzhak said: "What is the [meaning of] the verse: 'And he will flee to one of these cities and live' (Deuteronomy 4:42)? We make him [the manslayer] something that can be his livelihood [in the city of refuge]."

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