Numbers 35:7

7 In all you must give the Levites forty-eight towns, together with their pasturelands.

Numbers 35:7 in Other Translations

7 So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.

ESV

7 All the cities that you give to the Levites shall be forty-eight, with their pasturelands.

NLT

7 In all, forty-eight towns with the surrounding pastureland will be given to the Levites.

MSG

7 forty-eight towns in all, together with their pastures.

CSB

7 The total number of cities you give the Levites will be 48, along with their pasturelands.

Numbers 35:7 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 35:7

So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be
forty eight cities
Of these forty eight cities, their names, and what tribes they were in, and which of them were particularly cities of refuge, an account is given in ( Joshua 21:10-37 ) :

them shall ye give, with their suburbs;
according to the dimensions before prescribed.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Numbers 35:7 In-Context

5 Outside the town, measure two thousand cubits on the east side, two thousand on the south side, two thousand on the west and two thousand on the north, with the town in the center. They will have this area as pastureland for the towns.

6 “Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone may flee. In addition, give them forty-two other towns.

7 In all you must give the Levites forty-eight towns, together with their pasturelands.

8 The towns you give the Levites from the land the Israelites possess are to be given in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: Take many towns from a tribe that has many, but few from one that has few.”

9 Then the LORD said to Moses:

Numbers 35:7

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Numbers 35:7 in Other Translations

Numbers 35:7 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 35:7 In-Context