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Numbers 34:16-35:8
English Standard Version
Numbers 34:16-35:8
English Standard Version
List of Tribal Chiefs
16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 17 “These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: (A)Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 You shall take one (B)chief from every tribe to divide the land for inheritance. 19 These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 20 Of the tribe of the people of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. 21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. 22 Of the tribe of the people of Dan a chief, Bukki the son of Jogli. 23 Of the people of Joseph: of the tribe of the people of Manasseh a chief, Hanniel the son of Ephod. 24 And of the tribe of the people of Ephraim a chief, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. 25 Of the tribe of the people of Zebulun a chief, Elizaphan the son of Parnach. 26 Of the tribe of the people of Issachar a chief, Paltiel the son of Azzan. 27 And of the tribe of the people of Asher a chief, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. 28 Of the tribe of the people of Naphtali a chief, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.” 29 These are the men whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance for the people of Israel in the land of Canaan.
Cities for the Levites
35 The Lord spoke to Moses in (C)the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, 2 (D)“Command the people of Israel to give to the Levites some of the inheritance of their possession as cities for them to dwell in. And you shall give to the Levites pasturelands around the cities. 3 The cities shall be theirs to dwell in, and their pasturelands shall be for their cattle and for their livestock and for all their beasts. 4 The pasturelands of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits[a] all around. 5 And you shall measure, outside the city, on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the middle. This shall belong to them as pastureland for their cities.
6 “The cities that you give to the Levites shall be (E)the six cities of refuge, where you shall permit the manslayer to flee, and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities. 7 All the cities that you give to the Levites shall be (F)forty-eight, with their pasturelands. 8 And as for the cities that you shall give (G)from the possession of the people of Israel, (H)from the larger tribes you shall take many, and from the smaller tribes you shall take few; each, in proportion to the inheritance that it inherits, shall give of its cities to the Levites.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 35:4 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
Numbers 34:16-35:8
New International Version
Numbers 34:16-35:8
New International Version
16 The Lord said to Moses, 17 “These are the names of the men who are to assign the land for you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua(A) son of Nun. 18 And appoint one leader from each tribe to help(B) assign the land.(C) 19 These are their names:(D)
Caleb(E) son of Jephunneh,
from the tribe of Judah;(F)
20 Shemuel son of Ammihud,
from the tribe of Simeon;(G)
21 Elidad son of Kislon,
from the tribe of Benjamin;(H)
22 Bukki son of Jogli,
the leader from the tribe of Dan;
23 Hanniel son of Ephod,
the leader from the tribe of Manasseh(I) son of Joseph;
24 Kemuel son of Shiphtan,
the leader from the tribe of Ephraim(J) son of Joseph;
25 Elizaphan son of Parnak,
the leader from the tribe of Zebulun;(K)
26 Paltiel son of Azzan,
the leader from the tribe of Issachar;
27 Ahihud son of Shelomi,
the leader from the tribe of Asher;(L)
28 Pedahel son of Ammihud,
the leader from the tribe of Naphtali.”
29 These are the men the Lord commanded to assign the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.(M)
Towns for the Levites
35 On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho,(N) the Lord said to Moses, 2 “Command the Israelites to give the Levites towns to live in(O) from the inheritance the Israelites will possess. And give them pasturelands(P) around the towns. 3 Then they will have towns to live in and pasturelands for the cattle they own and all their other animals.(Q)
4 “The pasturelands around the towns that you give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits[a] from the town wall. 5 Outside the town, measure two thousand cubits[b](R) 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.(S)
Cities of Refuge(T)
6 “Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone may flee.(U) In addition, give them forty-two other towns. 7 In all you must give the Levites forty-eight towns, together with their pasturelands. 8 The towns you give the Levites from the land the Israelites possess are to be given in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: Take many towns from a tribe that has many, but few from one that has few.”(V)
Footnotes
- Numbers 35:4 That is, about 1,500 feet or about 450 meters
- Numbers 35:5 That is, about 3,000 feet or about 900 meters
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