ה אמר ר' אבהו ערי מקלט לא נתנו לקבורה דכתיב (במדבר לה, ג) ומגרשיהם יהיו לבהמתם ולרכושם ולכל חייתם לחיים נתנו ולא לקבורה מיתיבי שמה שם תהא דירתו שם תהא מיתתו שם תהא קבורתו רוצח שאני דגלי ביה רחמנא:
5 Rebbi Abahu says, Cities of refuge were not given for burial, as the Torah says (Numbers 35, 3) "And their open lands should be for their cattle, their flocks, and all of their livelihoods" For "life" they were given and not for burial. They inquired, "Their" (Numbers 35,25) implies that their should be his living there should be his death and there should be his burial. [so how can we say that cities of refuge aren't fit for burial]? A murderer is different because the Torah exiled him.