Numbers 35:2
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Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites out of their possessions,

Leviticus 25:34
But let not their suburbs be sold, because it is a perpetual possession.

Numbers 35:1
And the Lord spoke these things also to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, over against Jericho:

Numbers 35:3
Cities to dwell in, and their suburbs round about: that they may abide in the towns, and the suburbs may be for them cattle and beasts:

Deuteronomy 18:6
If a Levite go out of any one of the cities throughout all Israel, in which he dwelleth, and have a longing mind to come to the place which the Lord shall choose,

Joshua 21:2
And they spoke to them in Silo in the land of Chanaan, and said: The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, that cities should be given us to dwell in, and their suburbs to feed our cattle.

2 Chronicles 11:14
Leaving their suburbs, and their possessions, and passing over to Juda, and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off, from executing the priestly office to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 31:19
Also of the sons of Aaron who were in the fields and in the suburbs of each city, there were men appointed, to distribute portions to all the males, among the priests and the Levites.

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Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites out of their possessions,

Leviticus 25:32,33 The houses of Levites, which are in cities, may always be redeemed. . . .

Joshua 14:3,4 For to two tribes and a half Moses had given possession beyond the Jordan: besides the Levites, who received no land among their brethren: . . .

Joshua 21:2 And they spoke to them in Silo in the land of Chanaan, and said: The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, that cities should be given us to dwell in, and their suburbs to feed our cattle.

Ezekiel 45:1-8 And when you shall begin to divide the land by lot, separate ye firstfruits to the Lord, a portion of the land to be holy, in length twenty-five thousand and in breadth ten thousand: it shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about. . . .

Ezekiel 48:8,22 And by the border of Juda, from the east side even to the side of the sea, shall be the firstfruits which you shall set apart, five and twenty thousand in breadth, and length, as every one of the portions from the east side to the side of the sea: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst thereof. . . .

1 Corinthians 9:10-14 Or doth he say this indeed for our sakes? For these things are written for our sakes: that he that plougheth, should plough in hope and he that thrasheth, in hope to receive fruit. . . .

Context
Forty-Eight Cities for the Levites
1And the Lord spoke these things also to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, over against Jericho: 2Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites out of their possessions,3Cities to dwell in, and their suburbs round about: that they may abide in the towns, and the suburbs may be for them cattle and beasts:…
Lexicon
“Command
צַו֮ (ṣaw)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

the Israelites
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

to give,
וְנָתְנ֣וּ (wə·nā·ṯə·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

from the inheritance
מִֽנַּחֲלַ֛ת (min·na·ḥă·laṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion

they will possess,
אֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם (’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 272: Something seized, a possession

cities
עָרִ֣ים (‘ā·rîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

for the Levites
לַלְוִיִּ֗ם (lal·wî·yim)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

to live in
לָשָׁ֑בֶת (lā·šā·ḇeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

and pasturelands
וּמִגְרָ֗שׁ (ū·miḡ·rāš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4054: A suburb, the area around a, building, the margin of the sea

around
סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם (sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·hem)
Adverb | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

the cities.
לֶֽעָרִים֙ (le·‘ā·rîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement


Additional Translations
“Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities.Command the children of Israel, that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and you shall give also to the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.

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.

Give orders to the children of Israel, and they shall give to the Levites cities to dwell in from the lot of their possession, and they shall give to the Levites the suburbs of the cities round about them.

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

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.

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

"Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and you shall give suburbs for the cities around them to the Levites.

'Command the sons of Israel, and they have given to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to inhabit; also a suburb for the cities round about them ye do give to the Levites.
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