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and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They shall have the cities to dwell in; and their common-land shall be for their cattle, for their herds, and for all their animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The cities shall be theirs to live in; and their pasture lands shall be for their cattle and for their equipment and for all their <i>other</i> animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The cities shall be theirs to live in; and their pasture lands shall be for their cattle and for their herds and for all their beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And the cities shall be theirs to live in; and their pasture lands shall be for their cattle and for their herds and for all their beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the cities shall be theirs to live in; and their pasture lands shall be for their cattle and for their herds and for all their beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The cities shall be theirs to live in; and their pasture lands shall be for their cattle and for their herds and for all their livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The cities will be for them to live in, and their pasturelands will be for their herds, flocks, and all their other animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The cities will be for them to live in, and their pasturelands will be for their herds, flocks, and all their other animals. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />That way, the Levites will have towns to live in and pastures for their animals. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the Levites will have cities to live in and pastureland for their cattle, the flocks they own, and any other animals they have.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />These cities will belong to the Levites, and they will live there. The pasture land will be for their cattle and all their other animals. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The towns are to be reserved for their dwelling places and the grazing lands are to be reserved for their cattle, livestock, and all their animals. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Thus they will have towns in which to live, and their grazing lands will be for their cattle, for their possessions, and for all their animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The cities shall they have to dwell in; and their suburbs shall be for their livestock, and for their substance, and for all their animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they shall have the cities to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the cities have been for them to inhabit, and their outskirts are for their livestock, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the cities have been to them to inhabit, and their suburbs are for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the cities were to them to dwell in; and their areas shall be for their cattle, and for their horses, and for all their beasts.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Cities to dwell in, and their suburbs round about: that they may abide in the towns, and the suburbs may be for their cattle and beasts: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />cities as dwelling places, with their surrounding suburbs, so that they may lodge in the towns, and so that the suburbs may be for cattle and beasts of burden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The cities will be for them to dwell in, and the pasture lands will be for their cattle, their flocks, and all their other animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The towns shall be theirs to live in, and their pasture lands shall be for their cattle, for their livestock, and for all their animals.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the cities they shall have to dwell in; and their suburbs shall be for their cattle and for their herds and for all their beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall have cities to inhabit and their fields shall be for their livestock and for their cattle and for all their beasts.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and their open land shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the cities shall be for them to dwell in, and their enclosures shall be for their cattle and all their beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/35-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=10723" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/35.htm">Forty-Eight Cities for the Levites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>“Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: he·‘ā·rîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">The cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">for them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: lā·šā·ḇeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">to live in,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4054.htm" title="4054: ū·miḡ·rə·šê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Also feminine migrashah; from garash; a suburb; hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea.">and the pasturelands</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: liḇ·hem·tām (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">for their herds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7399.htm" title="7399: wə·lir·ḵu·šām (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Property, goods. Or rkush; from passive participle of rakash; property.">their flocks,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·lə·ḵōl (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">their other livestock.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>The pasturelands around the cities you are to give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the wall on every side.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/21-2.htm">Joshua 21:2-3</a></span><br />at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.” / So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-32.htm">Leviticus 25:32-34</a></span><br />As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the cities they possess. / So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed—a house sold in a city they possess—and must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites. / But the open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for this is their permanent possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm">Deuteronomy 18:1-2</a></span><br />The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Ezekiel 45:1-5</a></span><br />“When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, you are to set aside a portion for the LORD, a holy portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. This entire tract of land will be holy. / Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land. / From this holy portion, you are to measure off a length of 25,000 cubits and a width of 10,000 cubits, and in it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">1 Chronicles 6:54-60</a></span><br />Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them: / They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands. / But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/14-4.htm">Joshua 14:4</a></span><br />The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-19.htm">2 Chronicles 31:19</a></span><br />As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farmlands around each of their cities or in any other city, men were designated by name to distribute a portion to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed by the genealogies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-37.htm">Nehemiah 10:37-39</a></span><br />Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor. / A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God. / For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-34.htm">Leviticus 25:34</a></span><br />But the open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for this is their permanent possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/48-10.htm">Ezekiel 48:10-14</a></span><br />This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD. / It will be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray. / It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land, a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-37</a></span><br />There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, / and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need. / Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement), ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-5.htm">Hebrews 7:5</a></span><br />Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a></span><br />Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-10.htm">Matthew 10:10</a></span><br />Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-7.htm">Luke 10:7</a></span><br />Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/21-11.htm">Joshua 21:11</a></b></br> And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which <i>city is</i> Hebron, in the hill <i>country</i> of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/11-14.htm">2 Chronicles 11:14</a></b></br> 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:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Ezekiel 45:2</a></b></br> Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred <i>in length</i>, with five hundred <i>in breadth</i>, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/31-26.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/numbers/32-26.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/numbers/32-26.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/numbers/32-26.htm">Herds</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Inhabit</a> <a href="/numbers/32-16.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Living-Places</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Open</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Pasturelands</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Round</a> <a href="/numbers/31-9.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Suburbs</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Theirs</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Towns</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/2-35.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-22.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-35.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/numbers/35-25.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-13.htm">Herds</a> <a href="/numbers/35-34.htm">Inhabit</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-35.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-33.htm">Living-Places</a> <a href="/numbers/35-4.htm">Open</a> <a href="/numbers/35-4.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/numbers/35-4.htm">Pasturelands</a> <a href="/numbers/35-4.htm">Round</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-6.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">Suburbs</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">Theirs</a> <a href="/numbers/35-4.htm">Towns</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 35</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/35-1.htm">Forty-eight cities for the Levites, with their suburbs, and measure thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/35-6.htm">Six of them are to be cities of refuge</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/35-9.htm">The laws of murder and manslaughter</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/35-31.htm">No satisfaction for murder</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/35.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/35.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The cities will be for them to live in</b><br>This phrase refers to the cities designated for the Levites, who were the priestly tribe of Israel. Unlike the other tribes, the Levites did not receive a large territorial inheritance. Instead, they were given specific cities scattered throughout the land of Israel. This arrangement ensured that the Levites, who were responsible for religious duties and teaching the Law, were accessible to all the tribes. The distribution of these cities reflects God's provision for the Levites and His desire for spiritual leadership to be present among His people. This also foreshadows the New Testament concept of believers being a "royal priesthood" (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>), living among the nations to spread the knowledge of God.<p><b>and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock</b><br>The inclusion of pasturelands around the Levitical cities highlights the practical needs of the Levites. Although they were primarily focused on spiritual duties, they still required means to sustain themselves and their families. The pasturelands provided space for their animals, which were essential for food, clothing, and sacrifices. This provision underscores the balance between spiritual service and practical living. It also reflects the broader biblical principle of God caring for the needs of those who serve Him, as seen in the New Testament where Paul speaks of the right of those who preach the gospel to receive their living from the gospel (<a href="/1_corinthians/9-14.htm">1 Corinthians 9:14</a>). The arrangement of cities and pasturelands ensured that the Levites could fulfill their roles without neglecting their personal and familial responsibilities.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a></b><br>The tribe of Levi, set apart for religious duties and service to God. They were not given a specific territory like the other tribes but were provided with cities and pasturelands.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cities_of_refuge.htm">Cities of Refuge</a></b><br>These were specific cities designated for the Levites, which also served as places of asylum for those who committed unintentional manslaughter.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pasturelands.htm">Pasturelands</a></b><br>Areas surrounding the Levitical cities designated for the grazing of livestock, essential for the sustenance of the Levites and their families.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_his_servants.htm">God's Provision for His Servants</a></b><br>The allocation of cities and pasturelands to the Levites demonstrates God's care and provision for those dedicated to His service. It reminds us that God provides for our needs when we commit our lives to His work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The other tribes were responsible for supporting the Levites, teaching us the importance of community and mutual support within the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_refuge.htm">Spiritual Refuge</a></b><br>The cities of refuge symbolize the safety and protection found in God. Just as these cities provided asylum, we find refuge in Christ from the consequences of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>The Levites were given specific resources to manage, teaching us the importance of stewardship and using what God has entrusted to us for His glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 35</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_levites_live_without_farmland.htm">If the Levites had no land inheritance (Joshua 21:2), how could they sustainably live in the granted cities without farmland?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_levites'_lands_align_biblically.htm">In Joshua 14:3-4, how does the Levites' lack of a territorial inheritance align with other biblical passages that mention Levitical cities and lands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_48_levite_cities_with_few_finds.htm">How do we reconcile the mention of 48 Levite cities (Numbers 35:1-8) with limited archaeological evidence for so many Levitical settlements?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_the_48_levitical_cities.htm">How can we confirm the historical accuracy of the 48 Levitical cities listed in Joshua 21:1-42, given limited archaeological evidence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/35.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">For their cattle . . . --</span>The word which is rendered "cattle" generally denotes oxen and beasts of burden. The word which is rendered "goods" probably refers here to the sheep and goats. (Cf. <a href="/2_chronicles/21-14.htm" title="Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite your people, and your children, and your wives, and all your goods:">2Chronicles 21:14</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/35-7.htm" title="And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king's substance.">2Chronicles 35:7</a>.) The passage may be rendered, <span class= "ital">for their cattle and for their substance, even for all their beasts.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For their cattle.</span> <span class="hebrew">לִבְהֶמְתָּם</span>, "for their great cattle," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, oxen, camels, and any other beasts of draught or burden. <span class="cmt_word">For their goods.</span> "For their possessions," which in this connection would mean their ordinary "live stock," chiefly sheep and goats; the word itself (<span class="hebrew">לִרְכוּשָׁם</span>) is indeterminate. <span class="cmt_word">For all</span> <span class="cmt_word">their beasts.</span> <span class="hebrew">לְכֹל־חַיָּתָם</span> an expression which apparently only sums up what has previously been mentioned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/35-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The cities</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽעָרִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָי֧וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for them to live in,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָשָׁ֑בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·šā·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the pasturelands</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miḡ·rə·šê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4054.htm">Strong's 4054: </a> </span><span class="str2">A suburb, the area around a, building, the margin of the sea</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְי֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for their herds,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְהֶמְתָּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·hem·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flocks,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lir·ḵu·šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7399.htm">Strong's 7399: </a> </span><span class="str2">Property, goods</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְכֹ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their other livestock.</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיָּתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/35-3.htm">Numbers 35:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/35-3.htm">Numbers 35:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/35-3.htm">Numbers 35:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/35-3.htm">Numbers 35:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/35-3.htm">Numbers 35:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/35-3.htm">Numbers 35:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/35-3.htm">Numbers 35:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/35-3.htm">Numbers 35:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/35-3.htm">Numbers 35:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/35-3.htm">Numbers 35:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/35-3.htm">OT Law: Numbers 35:3 The cities shall they have to dwell (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/35-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 35:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 35:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/35-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 35:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 35:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>