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Numbers 35:7

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 35:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities; them [shall ye give] with their suburbs.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities; them [shall ye give] with their suburbs.
Numbers 35:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 35

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.
5And ye shall measure without the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the midst. This shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.
6And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee unto: and besides them ye shall give forty and two cities.
7All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities; them [shall ye give] with their suburbs.
8And 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.
9And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty eight cities, etc.] Of these forty eight cities, their names, and what tribes they were in, and which of them were particularly cities of refuge, an account is given in (<062110>Joshua 21:10-37): them shall ye give, with their suburbs; according to the dimensions before prescribed.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Josh. 21:3-42; 1Chr. 6:54-81 Numbers 35:8”
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