And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.

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“The pasturelands around the towns that you give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits[a] from the town wall.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 35:4 That is, about 1,500 feet or about 450 meters

And ye shall measure from without 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; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

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Outside the town, measure two thousand cubits[a](A) 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.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 35:5 That is, about 3,000 feet or about 900 meters