Numbers 35:4

Numbers 35:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.
• New International Version (NIV)“The pasturelands around the towns that you give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the town wall.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The pasturelands of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits all around.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The common-land of the cities which you will give the Levites shall extend from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits all around.

Context of Numbers 35:4

2“Tell the Israelites to give the Levites some cities from their own property. They must also give the Levites the pastureland around those cities. 3Then the Levites will have cities to live in and pastureland for their cattle, the flocks they own, and any other animals they have. “The land around the cities that you give the Levites will extend 1,500 feet from the city wall. 5Outside the city measure off 3,000 feet on the east side, 3,000 feet on the south side, 3,000 feet on the west side, and 3,000 feet on the north side, with the city in the center. This will be their pastureland around the city. 6“Six of the cities you give the Levites will be cities of refuge. You must allow murderers to escape to these cities. In addition, you must also give the Levites 42 other cities.

Numbers 35:4 word by word

וּמִגְרְשֵׁי֙ הֶֽעָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּתְּנ֖וּ לַלְוִיִּ֑ם מִקִּ֤יר הָעִיר֙ וָח֔וּצָה אֶ֥לֶף אַמָּ֖ה סָבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054
• of the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• which ye shall giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• unto the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• from the wallקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
• and outwardחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Commentaries on Numbers 35:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4And the suburbs of the cities - shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Some have tried to explain the supposed contradiction between the 1,000 cubits (457 meters or 1,500 feet) and the 2,000 cubits (914 meters or 3,000 feet). One explanation is that the Hebrews thought of a town as a fixed center point. If so, the land around each town would form a square that measured 914 meters (3,000 feet) on each side. Another explanation is that there is a difference between the smaller pastureland mentioned in Numbers 35:4 and the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-52. give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in--As the Levites were to have no territorial domain allocated to them like the other tribes on the conquest of Canaan, they were to be distributed throughout the land in certain cities appropriated to their use; and these cities were to be surrounded by extensive suburbs. There is an apparent discrepancy between Nu 35:4 and Nu 35:5, with regard to the extent of these…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 35:4

• Canaan
• Cities
• Levites
• Priest
• Suburbs

In the dictionaries

• City
• Congregation
• Levite
• Refuge, Cities of
• Testify
• Amorites
• Criticism
• Ezekiel
• Hittites
• Joshua (2)

Commentaries on Numbers 35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings