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4 The pasture lands of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits all round.
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“The pasturelands around the towns that you give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the town wall.
5 And you shall measure, outside the city, for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the middle; this shall belong to them as pasture land for their cities.
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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 The cities which you give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, where you shall permit the manslayer to flee, and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities.
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“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 All the cities which you give to the Levites shall be forty-eight, with their pasture lands.
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In all you must give the Levites forty-eight towns, together with their pasturelands.
8 And as for the cities which you shall give from the possession of the people of Israel, from the larger tribes you shall take many, and from the smaller tribes you shall take few; each, in proportion to the inheritance which it inherits, shall give of its cities to the Levites."
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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 And the LORD said to Moses,
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Then the LORD said to Moses:
10 "Say to the people of Israel, When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
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“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you cross the Jordan into Canaan,
11 then you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person without intent may flee there.
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select some towns to be your cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone accidentally may flee.
12 The cities shall be for you a refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.
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They will be places of refuge from the avenger, so that anyone accused of murder may not die before they stand trial before the assembly.
13 And the cities which you give shall be your six cities of refuge.
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These six towns you give will be your cities of refuge.
14 You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities in the land of Canaan, to be cities of refuge.
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Give three on this side of the Jordan and three in Canaan as cities of refuge.
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