Numbers 35:8

KJV

And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.

— Numbers 35:8, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Numbers Chapter 35 connects to 10 cross-references. The Levites are to receive forty-eight towns with surrounding pasturelands distributed from the other tribes' inheritances. Six of these towns—three on each side of the Jordan—are designated as cities of refuge where someone who kills unintentionally may flee from the …

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Other Translations

ASV

And concerning the cities which ye shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many ye shall take many; and from the few ye shall take few: every one according to his inheritance which he inheriteth shall give of his cities unto the Levites.

YLT

And the cities which ye give <FI>are<Fi> of the possession of the sons of Israel, from the many ye multiply, and from the few ye diminish; each, according to his inheritance which they inherit, doth give of his cities to the Levites.'

BBE

And these towns are to be given out of the heritage of the children of Israel, taking the greater number from those who have much, and a smaller number from those who have little: everyone, in the measure of his heritage, is to give of his property to the Levites.

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