Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version In all you must give the Levites forty-eight towns, together with their pasturelands. New Living Translation In all, forty-eight towns with the surrounding pastureland will be given to the Levites. English Standard Version All the cities that you give to the Levites shall be forty-eight, with their pasturelands. Berean Standard Bible The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, with their corresponding pasturelands. King James Bible So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs. New King James Version So all the cities you will give to the Levites shall be forty-eight; these you shall give with their common-land. New American Standard Bible The total number of the cities which you are to give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities, together with their pasture lands. NASB 1995 “All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities, together with their pasture lands. NASB 1977 “All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities, together with their pasture lands. Legacy Standard Bible All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities, together with their pasture lands. Amplified Bible So you shall give to the Levites forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasture lands. Christian Standard Bible The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, along with their pasturelands. Holman Christian Standard Bible The total number of cities you give the Levites will be 48, along with their pasturelands. American Standard Version All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities; them shall ye give with their suburbs. Contemporary English Version so they will have a total of 48 towns with their surrounding pastures. English Revised Version All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs. GOD'S WORD® Translation So you will give a total of 48 cities with pastureland to the Levites. Good News Translation with their pasture land, making a total of forty-eight. International Standard Version 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. Majority Standard Bible The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, with their corresponding pasturelands. NET Bible "So the total of the towns you will give the Levites is forty-eight. You must give these together with their grazing lands. New Heart English Bible All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities together with their suburbs. Webster's Bible Translation So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs. World English Bible All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities together with their pasture lands. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionall the cities which you give to the Levites [are] forty-eight cities, them and their outskirts. Young's Literal Translation all the cities which ye give to the Levites are forty and eight cities, them and their suburbs. Smith's Literal Translation All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites, forty and eight cities: them and their areas. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThat is, in all forty-eight with their suburbs. Catholic Public Domain Version that is, all together forty-eight with their suburbs. New American Bible a total of forty-eight cities with their pasture lands which you will assign to the Levites. New Revised Standard Version The towns that you give to the Levites shall total forty-eight, with their pasture lands. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo all the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities in all, together with their suburbs. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated All the cities that you are giving to the Levites are forty and eight cities, those and their open spaces. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917All 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation Ye shall give to the Levites in all forty-eight cities, them and their suburbs. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Six Cities of Refuge6Six 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. 7The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, with their corresponding pasturelands. 8The 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.”… Cross References Joshua 21:41-42 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. Leviticus 25:32-34 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. Deuteronomy 4:41-43 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. Joshua 20:1-9 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. ... 1 Chronicles 6:54-81 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. ... Deuteronomy 19:1-13 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. ... Joshua 21:1-3 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: Exodus 21:13 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. Joshua 14:4 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. 2 Chronicles 11:13-14 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. Acts 6:1-7 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 ... Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat. Matthew 5:17-18 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. Luke 10:25-37 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.’” ... Romans 12:19 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.” Treasury of Scripture So all the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall you give with their suburbs. Joshua 21:3-42 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs… 1 Chronicles 6:54-81 Now these are 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… Jump to Previous Cities Eight Levites Open Pasture Pasturelands Round Suburbs Together TownsJump to Next Cities Eight Levites Open Pasture Pasturelands Round Suburbs Together TownsNumbers 35 1. Forty-eight cities for the Levites, with their suburbs, and measure thereof6. Six of them are to be cities of refuge 9. The laws of murder and manslaughter 31. No satisfaction for murder forty-eight cities The phrase "forty-eight cities" refers to the specific number of cities allocated to the Levites among the tribes of Israel. In the Hebrew context, the number forty-eight is significant as it represents completeness and provision. The Levites, who were set apart for religious duties, did not receive a territorial inheritance like the other tribes. Instead, they were given these cities to dwell in, scattered throughout the land of Israel. This distribution ensured that the Levites could fulfill their priestly and teaching roles among all the tribes, symbolizing God's provision and the importance of spiritual leadership within the community. together with their pasturelands Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The totalכָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every number of cities הֶעָרִ֗ים (he·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement you give תִּתְּנוּ֙ (tit·tə·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set the Levites לַלְוִיִּ֔ם (lal·wî·yim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi [will be] forty-eight, אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's 705: Forty with their corresponding אֶתְהֶ֖ן (’eṯ·hen) Direct object marker | third person feminine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case pasturelands. מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ (miḡ·rə·šê·hen) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural Strong's 4054: A suburb, the area around a, building, the margin of the sea Links Numbers 35:7 NIVNumbers 35:7 NLT Numbers 35:7 ESV Numbers 35:7 NASB Numbers 35:7 KJV Numbers 35:7 BibleApps.com Numbers 35:7 Biblia Paralela Numbers 35:7 Chinese Bible Numbers 35:7 French Bible Numbers 35:7 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 35:7 All the cities which you shall give (Nu Num.) |
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