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Then ye shall measure from outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the side of the Negev two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint so that the manslayer may flee there; and in addition to them ye shall give them forty-two cities.

So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities, the cities 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