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And ye have measured from the outside of the city, the east quarter, two thousand by the cubit, and the south quarter, two thousand by the cubit, and the west quarter, two thousand by the cubit, and the north quarter, two thousand by the cubit; and the city [is] in the midst; this is to them the suburbs of the cities.

`And the cities which ye give to the Levites [are] the six cities of refuge, which ye give for the fleeing thither of the man-slayer, and besides them ye give forty and two cities;

all the cities which ye give to the Levites [are] forty and eight cities, them and 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