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Numbers 35:7

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.

So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.

8 And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.

9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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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 total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, with their corresponding pasturelands.
KJV
So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.
WEB
All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities together with their pasture lands.
ASV
All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities; them [shall ye give] with their suburbs.
DARBY
all the cities that ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities, they and their suburbs.
BLB
And all the cities that you⁺ will give to the Levites [are] forty-eight cities—these and their pasturelands.
ÅB
I alt skal dere gi levittene åtte og førti byer med tilhørende jorder.
OTB
I alt skal dere gi førtifire byer til levittene, sammen med deres beitemarker.
B1930
I alt skal I gi levittene åtte og firti byer med tilhørende jorder.

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Cross references

  • Joshua 21:3–42

    And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.

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  • 1 Chronicles 6:54–81

    Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.

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