Numbers 35:4
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.
3 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.
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.
6 And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- The pasturelands around the cities you are to give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the wall on every side.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- “The pasture lands of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward one thousand cubits around it.
- ASV
- And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.
- DARBY
- And the suburbs of the cities that ye shall give unto the Levites shall be from the walls of the city outward, a thousand cubits round about.
- BLB
- And the pasturelands of the cities that you⁺ shall give the Levites [is] from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits all around.
- ÅB
- Og jordene omkring byene, som dere skal gi levittene, skal strekke seg fra bymuren tusen alen ut rundt omkring.
- OTB
- "Beitemarkene rundt byene som dere gir til levittene skal strekke seg ut tusen alen fra bymuren.
- B1930
- Og jordene omkring byene, som I skal gi levittene, skal strekke sig fra bymuren tusen alen utefter rundt omkring.