Numbers 35:9
7 The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, with their corresponding pasturelands.
8 The cities that you apportion from the territory of the Israelites should be given to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one.”
Then the LORD said to Moses,
10 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
11 designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.
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
- Then the LORD said to Moses,
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- And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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- The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
- ASV
- And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- DARBY
- And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
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- And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
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- Og Herren talte til Moses og sa:
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- Herren talte så til Moses og sa:
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- Og Herren talte til Moses og sa: