Numbers 35:3 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 35:3

The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָי֧וּ	ve.ha.Yu	and they will belong	H1961 →
הֶֽעָרִ֛ים	he.'a.Rim	the cities	H5892 →
לָהֶ֖ם	la.Hem	to <the> them
לָשָׁ֑בֶת	la.Sha.vet	to dwell in	H3427 →
וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗ם	u.mig.re.shei.Hem	and pasture lands their	H4054 →
יִהְי֤וּ	yih.Yu	they will be	H1961 →
לִבְהֶמְתָּם֙	liv.hem.Tam	for cattle their	H929 →
וְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔ם	ve.lir.khu.Sham	and for property their	H7399 →
וּלְכֹ֖ל	u.le.Khol	and for every	H3605 →
חַיָּתָֽם׃	chai.ya.Tam	animal their	H2416 →

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2 Chronicles 11:14
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.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 13:9
  But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now…
- Numbers 35:2–5
  “Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities.
- 1 Kings 12:28–33
  After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out…
- Joshua 21:20–42
  The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities:
- 1 Kings 13:33
  Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a…
Through
Joshua 21:11
They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 6:55
  They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.
- Luke 1:39
  In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
Through
Ezekiel 45:2
Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land.
leads to
- Ezekiel 42:16–20
  With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.

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