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Numbers 35:2

“Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities.

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ASV

Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and suburbs for the cities round about them shall ye give unto the Levites.

KJV

Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
צַו֮tzavcommandH6680 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.Nuand they will giveH5414 →
לַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.Yimto the LevitesH3881 →
מִֽנַּחֲלַ֛תmi.na.cha.Latsome of [the] inheritance ofH5159 →
אֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם'a.chu.za.Tampossession theirH272 →
עָרִ֣ים'a.RimcitiesH5892 →
לָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetto dwell inH3427 →
וּמִגְרָ֗שׁu.mig.Rashand pasture landH4054 →
לֶֽעָרִים֙le.'a.Rimfor the citiesH5892 →
סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.Hemaround themH5439 →
תִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.Nuyou will giveH5414 →
לַלְוִיִּֽם׃lal.vi.Yimto the LevitesH3881 →

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Joshua 14:3–4For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites.Ezekiel 48:8Bordering the territory of Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and the length of a tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary.Nehemiah 13:10I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.Leviticus 25:32–34As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the cities they possess.1 Corinthians 9:10–14Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.Ezekiel 48:22So the Levitical property and the city property will lie in the center of the area belonging to the prince—the area between the borders of Judah and Benjamin.Joshua 21:2–42at 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.”Ezekiel 45:1–8“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.Jeremiah 32:7Behold! 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.’

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