Numbers 35:2

Command the sons of Israel, that they give to the Levites from the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in. And ye shall give suburbs for the cities round about them to the Levites.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1And LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

3And they shall have the cities to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:32Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities of their possession, the Levites may redeem at any time.

Joshua 14:3For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe beyond the Jordan, but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.

Joshua 21:2And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, LORD commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs of it for our cattle.

2 Chronicles 11:14For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem. For Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office to LORD.

Ezekiel 45:1Moreover, when ye shall divide the land by lot for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation to LORD, a holy portion of the land. The length shall be the length of twenty-five thousand [reeds], and the breadth shall be ten thousand.

Ezekiel 48:8And by the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the oblation which ye shall offer: twenty-five thousand [reeds] in breadth, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side to the west side. And th

Matthew Henry on Numbers 35:2-9

The Cities of the Levites. ( b. c. 1452.) 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. 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. 4 And the suburbs of the cities, which ye… Read the whole commentary →

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