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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/35.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/35.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220The pasturelands around the towns that you give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the town wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/35.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The pastureland assigned to the Levites around these towns will extend 1,500 feet from the town walls in every direction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/35.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The pasturelands of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The pasturelands around the cities you are to give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the wall on every side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, <i>shall reach</i> from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The common-land of the cities which you will give the Levites <i>shall extend</i> from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The pasture lands of the cities which you are to give to the Levites <i>shall extend</i> from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The pasture lands of the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall extend from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And the pasture lands of the cities which you shall give to the Levites <i>shall extend</i> from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“And the pasture lands of the cities which you shall give to the Levites <i>shall extend</i> from the wall of the city outward one thousand cubits around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The pasture lands around the cities which you shall give to the Levites <i>shall reach</i> from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits (1,500 ft.) around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The pasturelands of the cities you are to give the Levites will extend from the city wall five hundred yards on every side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The pasturelands of the cities you are to give the Levites will extend from the city wall 500 yards on every side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The land around the cities that you give the Levites will extend 1,500 feet from the city wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The pasture land is to extend outward from the city walls five hundred yards in each direction, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The grazing lands that you are to reserve for use by the descendants of Levi are to extend 1,000 cubits from the walls of the town. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The pasturelands around the cities you are to give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the wall on every side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The grazing lands around the towns that you will give to the Levites must extend to a distance of 500 yards from the town wall. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"The suburbs of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward one thousand seven hundred twenty-two feet six inches, around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the suburbs of the cities which ye shall give to the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits on all sides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“The pasture lands of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward one thousand cubits around it. <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 outskirts of the cities which you give to the Levites [are], from the wall of the city and outside, one thousand cubits around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the suburbs of the cities which ye give to the Levites are, from the wall of the city and without, a thousand cubits round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the areas of the cities which ye shall give to the Levites from the wall of the city and without, a thousand cubits round about.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Which suburbs shall reach from the walls of the cities outward, a thousand paces on every side: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The suburbs shall extend from the outer walls of the cities, all around, for the space of one thousand steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The pasture lands of the cities to be assigned the Levites shall extend a thousand cubits out from the city walls in every direction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The pasture lands of the towns, which you shall give to the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the town outward a thousand cubits all around.<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 suburbs of the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the fields of the villages that you will give to the Levites are from the wall of the city and outward, one thousand cubits as a circle.<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 open land about the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the suburbs of the cities which ye shall give to the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outwards two thousand cubits round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/35-4.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=10732" 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">3</span>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="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4054.htm" title="4054: ū·miḡ·rə·šê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Also feminine migrashah; from garash; a suburb; hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea.">The pasturelands</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.">around the 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 are to 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/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: wā·ḥū·ṣāh (Conj-w:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">will extend</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-msc) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">a thousand</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/7023.htm" title="7023: miq·qîr (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A wall. Or qir; or qiyrah; from quwr; a wall.">from the wall</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">on every side.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>You are also to measure two thousand cubits outside the city on the east, two thousand on the south, two thousand on the west, and two thousand on the north, with the city in the center. These areas will serve as larger pasturelands for the cities.…<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/18-6.htm">Deuteronomy 18:6-8</a></span><br />Now if a Levite moves from any town of residence throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose, / then he shall serve in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who stand there before the LORD. / They shall eat equal portions, even though he has received money from the sale of his father’s estate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Ezekiel 45:1-6</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="/2_chronicles/31-15.htm">2 Chronicles 31:15-19</a></span><br />Under his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities, according to their divisions, old and young alike. / In addition, they distributed portions to the males registered by genealogy who were three years of age or older—to all who would enter the house of the LORD for their daily duties for service in the responsibilities of their divisions— / and to the priests enrolled according to their families in the genealogy, as well as to the Levites twenty years of age or older, according to their responsibilities and divisions. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/11-20.htm">Nehemiah 11:20</a></span><br />The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm">Jeremiah 32:7-8</a></span><br />Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’ / Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.<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="/acts/6-1.htm">Acts 6:1-6</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="/acts/21-8.htm">Acts 21:8-9</a></span><br />Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven. / He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-25.htm">Romans 15:25-27</a></span><br />Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem to serve the saints there. / For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. / They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.<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="/2_corinthians/8-1.htm">2 Corinthians 8:1-5</a></span><br />Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia. / In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity. / For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-12.htm">2 Corinthians 9:12-14</a></span><br />For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God. / Because of the proof this ministry provides, the saints will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all the others. / And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the suburbs of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.</p><p class="hdg">thousand cubits.</p><p class="hdg">Suburbs<p></p><p class="hdg">City<p></p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/numbers/24-19.htm">City</a> <a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/numbers/34-9.htm">Extend</a> <a href="/numbers/33-39.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/numbers/35-3.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">Outward</a> <a href="/numbers/35-3.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/numbers/35-3.htm">Pasturelands</a> <a href="/numbers/34-11.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/numbers/35-3.htm">Round</a> <a href="/numbers/34-12.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/numbers/31-52.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/numbers/35-3.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/numbers/22-25.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">City</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Extend</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-19.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/35-6.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">Outward</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/numbers/35-7.htm">Pasturelands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/numbers/35-7.htm">Round</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-3.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/numbers/35-6.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/joshua/2-15.htm">Wall</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 pasturelands around the cities</b><br>The Levites, who were set apart for religious duties, were given specific cities to inhabit. These cities were surrounded by pasturelands, which were essential for their livestock and sustenance. This allocation reflects the importance of providing for those dedicated to spiritual service, ensuring they had the necessary resources to live and perform their duties. The concept of designated land for religious purposes is seen throughout Scripture, emphasizing the need for a community to support its spiritual leaders.<p><b>you are to give the Levites</b><br>The Levites did not receive a territorial inheritance like the other tribes of Israel. Instead, they were given cities within the territories of other tribes. This arrangement highlights their unique role as priests and caretakers of the tabernacle, serving all of Israel rather than a single tribe. This distribution also symbolizes the idea that spiritual service is integrated into the life of the entire community, not isolated from it.<p><b>will extend a thousand cubits</b><br>A cubit is an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 centimeters. Therefore, a thousand cubits would be approximately 1,500 feet or 450 meters. This specific measurement ensured that the Levites had adequate space for their needs without encroaching too much on the land of the other tribes. The precision of this measurement underscores the order and structure God intended for the community.<p><b>from the wall on every side</b><br>The mention of the wall indicates that these cities were fortified, providing protection for the inhabitants. The extension of the pasturelands from the city walls on every side suggests a balanced and equitable distribution of land. This arrangement ensured that the Levites had access to resources while maintaining the integrity and security of the city. The concept of boundaries and protection is a recurring theme in Scripture, often symbolizing God's provision and care for His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a></b><br>A tribe of Israel set apart for religious duties and service in the Tabernacle. They were not given a specific territory like other tribes but were provided with cities and surrounding 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 manslaughter unintentionally.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pasturelands.htm">Pasturelands</a></b><br>The lands surrounding the Levitical cities, designated for their livestock and sustenance, extending a thousand cubits from the city wall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_order.htm">God's Provision and Order</a></b><br>God provides for those who serve Him, ensuring that the Levites, who had no inheritance of land, were cared for through designated cities and pasturelands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_responsibility.htm">Community and Responsibility</a></b><br>The allocation of cities and pasturelands to the Levites underscores the importance of community support and shared responsibility in God's design.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_refuge.htm">Spiritual Refuge</a></b><br>The cities of refuge symbolize the spiritual refuge we find in Christ, who offers protection and forgiveness for our sins.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>The specific measurement of the pasturelands (a thousand cubits) reflects God's attention to detail and the importance of stewardship over the resources He provides.<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/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/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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_priests'_inheritances_align_biblically.htm">Ezekiel 44:28 indicates priests have no inheritance apart from the Lord--how does this align with land allotment practices known from other biblical or historical sources?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/35-4.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 pasturelands</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִגְרְשֵׁי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miḡ·rə·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<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">around the cities</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽעָרִ֔ים</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 are to give</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּתְּנ֖וּ</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">לַלְוִיִּ֑ם</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 extend]</span><br /><span class="heb">וָח֔וּצָה</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḥū·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a thousand</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֥לֶף</span> <span class="translit">(’e·lep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thousand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’am·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the wall</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקִּ֤יר</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7023.htm">Strong's 7023: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on every side.</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִֽיב׃</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/35-4.htm">Numbers 35:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/35-4.htm">Numbers 35:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/35-4.htm">Numbers 35:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/35-4.htm">Numbers 35:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/35-4.htm">Numbers 35:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/35-4.htm">Numbers 35:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/35-4.htm">Numbers 35:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/35-4.htm">Numbers 35:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/35-4.htm">Numbers 35:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/35-4.htm">Numbers 35:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/35-4.htm">OT Law: Numbers 35:4 The suburbs of the cities which you (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/35-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 35:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 35:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/35-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 35:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 35:5" /></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>