Numbers 35:1

1 The Lord spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab across from Jericho by the Jordan River. He said,

Numbers 35:1 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 35:1

And the Lord spake to Moses
After he had described the borders of the land, and given instructions about the division of it among the several tribes, and named the persons that should be concerned in parting and putting it into the possession of the Israelites, he makes a provision for the Levites; for though they had no inheritance in the land as a tribe, yet it was proper they should have cities and houses to dwell in; for it would not be suitable that they should be always about the tabernacle, as they were in the wilderness; and it is concerning this the Lord is said to speak to Moses,

in the plains of Moab by Jordan, near Jericho:
where the Israelites now were, and had been for some time:

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 35:1 In-Context

1 The Lord spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab across from Jericho by the Jordan River. He said,

2 "Command the Israelites to give the Levites cities to live in from the land they receive. Also give the Levites the pastureland around these cities.

3 Then the Levites will have cities where they may live and pastureland for their cattle, flocks, and other animals.

4 The pastureland you give the Levites will extend fifteen hundred feet from the city wall.

5 Also measure three thousand feet in each direction outside the city wall -- three thousand feet east of the city, three thousand feet south of the city, three thousand feet west of the city, and three thousand feet north of the city, with the city in the center. This will be pastureland for the Levites' cities.