Reference for Makkot 19:15

דרש רבי שמלאי מאי דכתיב (דברים ד, מא) אז יבדיל משה שלש ערים בעבר הירדן מזרחה [שמש] אמר לו הקב"ה למשה הזרח שמש לרוצחים איכא דאמרי א"ל הזרחת שמש לרוצחים

Rabbi Smalai expounded: "What is that which it was written, 'Then Moses separated three cities across the Jordan in the east (mizraha shamesh)' (Deuteronomy 4:41)? The Holy Blessed One said to Moses: 'The sun will rise (hizrah shemesh) on the murderers.'" There are those who say: "[God] said to [Moses]: "You caused the sun to rise (hazrahta shemesh) on the murderers."

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