Numbers 35:3
“And the cities shall they haue to dwell in, and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattell, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.”
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Numbers 35:3 Context
1And the Lord spake vnto Moses in the plaines of Moab by Iordane, neere Iericho, saying, 2Command the children of Israel, that they giue vnto the Leuites of the inheritance of their possession, cities to dwell in: and yee shall giue also vnto the Leuites suburbs for the cities round about them. 3And the cities shall they haue to dwell in, and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattell, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. 4And the suburbs of the cities, which yee shall giue vnto the Leuites, shall reach from the wall of the citie, and outward, a thousand cubites round about. 5And ye shall measure from without the city on the Eastside two thousand cubites, and on the Southside two thousand cubites, and on the Westside two thousand cubites, & on the Northside two thousand cubites: and the citie shall be in the midst; this shalbe to them the suburbs of the cities.
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Other Translations for Numbers 35:3
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.
- King James Version
"The cities shall be theirs to live in; and their pasture lands shall be for their cattle and for their herds and for all their beasts.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
These towns are to be their living-places, with land round them for their cattle and their food and all their beasts,
- Basic English Bible
And the cities shall they have to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
- Darby Bible
And they shall have the cities to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
- Webster's Bible
The cities shall they have to dwell in; and their suburbs shall be for their livestock, and for their substance, and for all their animals.
- World English Bible
And the cities have been to them to inhabit, and their suburbs are for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and their open land shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Numbers 35:3
35:3 For the cattle - For pasturage for their cattle: where they might not build houses, nor plant gardens, orchards or vineyards, no nor sow corn, for which they were abundantly provided out of the first - fruits. And these suburbs did not belong to the Levites in common, but were distributed to them in convenient proportions.