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these <i>you shall give</i> with their common-land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The total <i>number</i> of the cities which you are to give to the Levites <i>shall be</i> forty-eight cities, together with their pasture lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities, together with their pasture lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“All the cities which you shall give to the Levites <i>shall be</i> forty-eight cities, together with their pasture lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />All the cities which you shall give to the Levites <i>shall be</i> forty-eight cities, together with their pasture lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So you shall give to the Levites forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasture lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, along with their pasturelands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The total number of cities you give the Levites will be 48, along with their pasturelands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities; them shall ye give with their suburbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />so they will have a total of 48 towns with their surrounding pastures. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So you will give a total of 48 cities with pastureland to the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />with their pasture land, making a total of forty-eight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The total number of towns that you are to give to the descendants of Levi is to be 48 towns, including grazing lands surrounding these towns. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, with their corresponding pasturelands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"So the total of the towns you will give the Levites is forty-eight. You must give these together with their grazing lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities together with their suburbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities together with their pasture lands. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />all the cities which you give to the Levites [are] forty-eight cities, them and their outskirts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> all the cities which ye give to the Levites are forty and eight cities, them and their suburbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites, forty and eight cities: them and their areas.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That is, in all forty-eight with their suburbs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />that is, all together forty-eight with their suburbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />a total of forty-eight cities with their pasture lands which you will assign to the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The towns that you give to the Levites shall total forty-eight, with their pasture lands.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So all the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities in all, together with their suburbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />All the cities that you are giving to the Levites are forty and eight cities, those and their open spaces.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with the open land about them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall give to the Levites in all forty-eight cities, them and their suburbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/35-7.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=10771" 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">Six Cities of Refuge</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6</span>Six of the cities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. In addition to these, give the Levites forty-two other cities. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">The total</a> <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.">number of cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tit·tə·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">you give</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: lal·wî·yim (Prep-l:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">the Levites</a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705: ’ar·bā·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Forty. Multiple of arba'; forty.">will be forty-eight,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8083.htm" title="8083: ū·šə·mō·neh (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- Or shmowneh; feminine shmonah; or shmownah; apparently from shamen through the idea of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight; also eighth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·hen (DirObjM:: 3fp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">with their corresponding</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4054.htm" title="4054: miḡ·rə·šê·hen (N-mpc:: 3fp) -- Also feminine migrashah; from garash; a suburb; hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea.">pasturelands.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>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.”…<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/21-41.htm">Joshua 21:41-42</a></span><br />For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites. / Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.<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/4-41.htm">Deuteronomy 4:41-43</a></span><br />Then Moses set aside three cities across the Jordan to the east / to which a manslayer could flee after killing his neighbor unintentionally without prior malice. To save one’s own life, he could flee to one of these cities: / Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/20-1.htm">Joshua 20:1-9</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Joshua, / “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses, / so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">1 Chronicles 6:54-81</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="/deuteronomy/19-1.htm">Deuteronomy 19:1-13</a></span><br />When the LORD your God has cut off the nations whose land He is giving you, and when you have driven them out and settled in their cities and houses, / then you are to set apart for yourselves three cities within the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess. / You are to build roads for yourselves and divide into three regions the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that any manslayer can flee to these cities. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/21-1.htm">Joshua 21:1-3</a></span><br />Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel / 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="/exodus/21-13.htm">Exodus 21:13</a></span><br />If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.<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/11-13.htm">2 Chronicles 11:13-14</a></span><br />Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam. / For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/6-1.htm">Acts 6:1-7</a></span><br />In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. / So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables. / Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10</a></span><br />We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-18</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-25.htm">Luke 10:25-37</a></span><br />One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” / “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?” / He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So all the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall you give with their suburbs.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/21-3.htm">Joshua 21:3-42</a></b></br> And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">1 Chronicles 6:54-81</a></b></br> Now these <i>are</i> 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… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/numbers/29-29.htm">Eight</a> <a href="/numbers/35-6.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">Open</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/numbers/35-4.htm">Pasturelands</a> <a href="/numbers/35-4.htm">Round</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">Suburbs</a> <a href="/numbers/31-6.htm">Together</a> <a href="/numbers/35-6.htm">Towns</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/35-8.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-14.htm">Eight</a> <a href="/numbers/35-8.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-10.htm">Open</a> <a href="/joshua/14-4.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/joshua/14-4.htm">Pasturelands</a> <a href="/numbers/36-7.htm">Round</a> <a href="/joshua/14-4.htm">Suburbs</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-33.htm">Together</a> <a href="/numbers/35-8.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 total number of cities you give the Levites</b><br>The Levites were the priestly tribe of Israel, set apart for religious duties and service to God. Unlike the other tribes, they did not receive a large territorial inheritance in the Promised Land. Instead, they were given specific cities scattered throughout the territories of the other tribes. This distribution ensured that the Levites could fulfill their roles as spiritual leaders and teachers across the nation. The allocation of cities to the Levites reflects God's provision for their needs and His desire for them to be integrated into the community life of Israel, serving as a constant reminder of God's presence and law.<p><b>will be forty-eight</b><br>The number forty-eight is significant as it represents the completeness of God's provision for the Levites. These cities were strategically located to ensure that the Levites could minister effectively to all the tribes. The number also symbolizes the comprehensive nature of God's care and the importance of the Levites' role in maintaining the spiritual health of the nation. This allocation can be seen as a type of Christ, who is present and accessible to all believers, providing spiritual guidance and sustenance.<p><b>with their corresponding pasturelands</b><br>The inclusion of pasturelands with the cities was essential for the Levites' sustenance, as they did not have large tracts of land for agriculture. These pasturelands provided for their livestock, which was a primary source of food and resources. This provision underscores the principle of God's care for those who serve Him, ensuring that their physical needs are met while they focus on spiritual duties. The pasturelands also symbolize the spiritual nourishment that the Levites were to provide to the people, much like how Christ, the Good Shepherd, provides for His flock.<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 the Tabernacle, and later the Temple. They were not given a specific territory like other tribes but were instead given cities to dwell in.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cities_of_refuge.htm">Cities of Refuge</a></b><br>Among the forty-eight cities given to the Levites, six were designated as cities of refuge, where individuals who committed unintentional manslaughter could seek asylum.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pasturelands.htm">Pasturelands</a></b><br>The areas surrounding the Levitical cities, provided for the sustenance of their livestock, ensuring the Levites could maintain their livelihood.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who, under God's direction, allocated these cities to the Levites as part of the broader division of the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and where the Israelites settled after their exodus from Egypt.<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 to the Levites demonstrates God's care and provision for those dedicated to His service. It reminds us of the importance of supporting those who minister in spiritual capacities today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_levites_as_mediators.htm">The Role of the Levites as Mediators</a></b><br>The Levites served as mediators between God and the people, a role that foreshadows the ultimate mediation of Christ. This calls us to appreciate and understand the significance of Christ's priestly role in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The other tribes were responsible for providing for the Levites, illustrating the principle of communal support and interdependence within the body of believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sanctity_of_life_and_justice.htm">Sanctity of Life and Justice</a></b><br>The cities of refuge highlight the value God places on life and justice, providing a system for protection and fair trial. This encourages us to uphold justice and mercy in our communities.<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_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/is_genesis_49_5-7_vs._levites'_role_contradictory.htm">Why does Genesis 49:5–7 curse Simeon and Levi, yet the Levites later assume priestly duties—does this indicate an internal contradiction? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mandate_2,000-cubit_levite_city_bounds.htm">Why does Numbers 35:4-5 mandate a 2,000-cubit boundary around each Levite city, despite no clear historical or archaeological confirmation of such precise measurements?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_all_tribes_give_cities_to_levites_peacefully.htm">How plausible is it that every tribe simultaneously relinquished these cities to the Levites (Joshua 21:8-16) without recorded opposition?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Forty</span> <span class="cmt_word">and eight cities.</span> The Levites numbered nearly 50,000 souls (see on Numbers 26:62), so that each Levitical city would have an average population of about 1000 to start with. There seems no sufficient reason for supposing that they shared their towns with men of the surrounding tribe. Even if the provision made for their habitation was excessive at first (which does not appear), yet their rate of increase should have been exceptionally high, inasmuch as they were not liable to military service. It is possible that mystical reasons led to the selection of the number forty-eight (12 x 4, both typical of universality), but it is at least equally probable that it was determined by the actual numbers of the tribe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/35-7.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 total</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">number of cities</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶעָרִ֗ים</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">you give</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּתְּנוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(tit·tə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Levites</span><br /><span class="heb">לַלְוִיִּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lal·wî·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levites -- descendant of Levi</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[will be] forty-eight,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבָּעִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·bā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_705.htm">Strong's 705: </a> </span><span class="str2">Forty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with their corresponding</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְהֶ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·hen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pasturelands.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(miḡ·rə·šê·hen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/35-7.htm">Numbers 35:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/35-7.htm">Numbers 35:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/35-7.htm">Numbers 35:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/35-7.htm">Numbers 35:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/35-7.htm">Numbers 35:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/35-7.htm">Numbers 35:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/35-7.htm">Numbers 35:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/35-7.htm">Numbers 35:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/35-7.htm">Numbers 35:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/35-7.htm">Numbers 35:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/35-7.htm">OT Law: Numbers 35:7 All the cities which you shall give (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/35-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 35:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 35:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/35-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 35:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 35:8" /></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>