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“And the pasture lands of the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall extend from the wall of the city [a]outward [b]one thousand cubits around. You shall also measure outside the city on the east side [c]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, with the city in the center. This shall become theirs as pasture lands for the cities.

Cities of Refuge

And the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be the (A)six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee to; and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 35:4 Lit and outward
  2. Numbers 35:4 Approx. 500 yd. or 450 m
  3. Numbers 35:5 Approx. 1000 yd. or 900 m