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Toward the east shall be two thousand cubits: and toward the south in like manner shall be two thousand cubits: toward the sea also, which looketh to the west, shall be the same extent: and the north side shall be bounded with the like limits. And the cities shall be in the midst, and the suburbs without.

And among the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, six shall be separated for refuge to fugitives, that he who hath shed blood may flee to them: and besides these there shall be other forty-two cities,

That is, in all forty-eight with their suburbs.

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Outside the town, measure two thousand cubits[a](A) 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.(B)

Cities of Refuge(C)

“Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone may flee.(D) In addition, give them forty-two other towns. In all you must give the Levites forty-eight towns, together with their pasturelands.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 35:5 That is, about 3,000 feet or about 900 meters