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forty-eight towns in all, together with their pastures.
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The towns that you give the Levites from the common inheritance of the People of Israel are to be taken in proportion to the size of each tribe - many towns from a tribe that has many, few from a tribe that has few."
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"Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, When you cross the River Jordan into the country of Canaan,
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designate your asylum-cities, towns to which a person who accidentally kills someone can flee for asylum.
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