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Numbers 35:3

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

2 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.

And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

4 And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.

5 And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock.
KJV
And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
WEB
They shall have the cities to dwell in. Their pasture lands shall be for their livestock, and for their possessions, and for all their animals.
ASV
And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.
DARBY
And the cities shall they have to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
BLB
And the cities shall be for them to dwell in, and their pasturelands shall be for their cattle, and for their herds, and for all their animals.
ÅB
De skal ha byene til å bo i, og jordene som hører til, skal være til beite for deres kløvdyr og for deres fe og for alle deres andre dyr.
OTB
Disse byene skal være til dem å bo i, og beitemarkene skal være til deres kveg, deres utstyr og alle deres andre dyr.
B1930
De skal ha byene til å bo i, og jordene som hører til, skal være til beite for deres kløvdyr og for deres fe og for alle deres andre dyr.

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 45:2

    Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.

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  • 2 Chronicles 11:14

    For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto the LORD:

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  • Joshua 21:11

    And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.

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