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Numbers 35:7 Cross-References
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“So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.”
Numbers 35:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 35:7
So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs—The total of ארבעים ושמנה (ʾarbaʿîm ûšəmōneh, forty-eight) cities strategically distributed the Levites throughout Israel. This wasn't random but reflected twelve tribes × four cities average, ensuring nationwide access to priestly teaching and worship leadership. Joshua 21 details the actual distribution.The repetition 'them shall ye give' emphasizes this as divine command, not optional charity. Each tribe was required to allocate cities proportionally to their own inher...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 35:7
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“according to the commandment of Yahweh”
“of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the [first] lot)”