Numbers 35:1

Towns for the Levites

1 On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,

Numbers 35:1 in Other Translations

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

1 The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

1 While Israel was camped beside the Jordan on the plains of Moab across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,

1 Then God spoke to Moses on the Plains of Moab at Jordan-Jericho:

1 The Lord again spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan [across from] Jericho:

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 On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,

2 “Command the Israelites to give the Levites towns to live in from the inheritance the Israelites will possess. And give them pasturelands around the towns.

3 Then they will have towns to live in and pasturelands for the cattle they own and all their other animals.

4 “The pasturelands around the towns that you give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the town wall.

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.

Cross References

• 1. Numbers 22:1