Numbers

Numbers 35:2–5

2“Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities. 3The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock.

4The pasturelands around the cities you are to give the Levites will extend a thousand cubitsa from the wall on every side. 5You are also to measure two thousand cubitsb outside the city on the east, two thousand on the south, two thousand on the west, and two thousand on the north, with the city in the center. These areas will serve as larger pasturelands for the cities.

Footnotes

  • a 35:4 1,000 cubits is approximately 1,500 feet or 457.2 meters.
  • b 35:5 2,000 cubits is approximately 3,000 feet or 914.4 meters.

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Numbers 35:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Commandצַו֮ṣawVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
to giveוְנָתְנ֣וּwə·nā·ṯə·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH5414 give, put, set
from the inheritanceמִֽנַּחֲלַ֛תmin·na·ḥă·laṯPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH5159 possession, property, inheritance
they will possessאֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯāmNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH272 possession
citiesעָרִ֣ים‘ā·rîmNoun - feminine pluralH5892 excitement
for the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal·wî·yimPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3881 Levite
to live inלָשָׁ֑בֶתlā·šā·ḇeṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
and pasturelandsוּמִגְרָ֗שׁū·miḡ·rāšConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH4054 common, common-land, open land
aroundסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םsə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·hemAdverb; third person masculine pluralH5439 circuit, round about
the citiesלֶֽעָרִים֙le·‘ā·rîmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine pluralH5892 excitement

Numbers 35:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The citiesהֶֽעָרִ֛יםhe·‘ā·rîmArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH5892 excitement
will beוְהָי֧וּwə·hā·yūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
for themלָהֶ֖םlā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
to live inלָשָׁ֑בֶתlā·šā·ḇeṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
and the pasturelandsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗םū·miḡ·rə·šê·hemConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4054 common, common-land, open land
will beיִהְי֤וּyih·yūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
for their herdsלִבְהֶמְתָּם֙liḇ·hem·tāmPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH929 beast, animal, cattle
their flocksוְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔םwə·lir·ḵu·šāmConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH7399 property, goods
and allוּלְכֹ֖לū·lə·ḵōlConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
their other livestockחַיָּתָֽם׃ḥay·yā·ṯāmNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH2416 alive, living

Numbers 35:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The pasturelandsוּמִגְרְשֵׁי֙ū·miḡ·rə·šêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH4054 common, common-land, open land
around the citiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe·‘ā·rîmArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH5892 excitement
you are to giveתִּתְּנ֖וּtit·tə·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH5414 give, put, set
the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal·wî·yimPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3881 Levite
a thousandאֶ֥לֶף’e·lep̄Number - masculine singular constructH505 thousand
cubitsאַמָּ֖ה’am·māhNoun - feminine singularH520 ell, cubit
from the wallמִקִּ֤ירmiq·qîrPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH7023 wall
on every sideסָבִֽיב׃sā·ḇîḇAdverbH5439 circuit, round about

Numbers 35:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You are also to measureוּמַדֹּתֶ֞םū·mad·dō·ṯemConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH4058 measure
two thousandאַלְפַּ֪יִם’al·pa·yimNumber - mdH505 thousand
cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֟הbā·’am·māhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH520 ell, cubit
outsideמִח֣וּץmi·ḥūṣPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH2351 the outside
the cityלָעִ֗ירlā·‘îrPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
on the eastקֵ֣דְמָהqê·ḏə·māhAdverb; third person feminine singularH6924 front, east, aforetime
two thousandאַלְפַּ֨יִם’al·pa·yimNumber - mdH505 thousand
on the southנֶגֶב֩ne·ḡeḇNoun - proper - feminine singularH5045 south-country, Negeb, south
two thousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם’al·pa·yimNumber - mdH505 thousand
on the westיָ֣ם׀yāmNoun - masculine singularH3220 sea
two thousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם’al·pa·yimNumber - mdH505 thousand
on the northצָפ֛וֹןṣā·p̄ō·wnNoun - feminine singularH6828 north
with the cityוְהָעִ֣ירwə·hā·‘îrConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
in the centerבַּתָּ֑וֶךְbat·tā·weḵPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH8432 midst
These areasזֶ֚הzehPronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
will serveיִהְיֶ֣הyih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
as larger pasturelandsמִגְרְשֵׁ֖יmiḡ·rə·šêNoun - masculine plural constructH4054 common, common-land, open land
for the citiesהֶעָרִֽים׃he·‘ā·rîmArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH5892 excitement

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