Numbers 35:8 - The Scriptures 1998

⁸ “And the cities which you give are from the possession of the children of Yisra’ĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ As for the cities, you shall give from the possession of the Israelites, from the larger tribes you shall take many and from the smaller tribes few; each tribe shall give of its cities to the Levites in proportion to its inheritance.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ And 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.

Common English Bible

⁸ As for the cities that you give from the property of the Israelites, you will take more from the larger tribes and less from the smaller. Each in proportion to its inheritance will give cities to the Levites.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ And concerning these cities, which shall be given from the possessions of the sons of Israel: from those who have more, more shall be taken, and from those who have less, less shall be taken. Each shall give towns to the Levites according to the measure of their inheritance."

Numbers 35:8 Cross References

Genesis 49:7

“Cursed be their displeasure for it is fierce, and their wrath for it is cruel! I divide them in Yaʽ

2 Chronicles 11:14

For the Lĕ

Exodus 16:18

And they measured it by omers, and he who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little did not have too little. Each one gathered according to his need.

Leviticus 25:32

‘As for the cities of the Lĕ

Numbers 26:54

“To the large one you give a larger inheritance, and to the small one you give a smaller inheritance. Each shall be given its inheritance according to their registered ones.

Numbers 33:54

‘And you shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your clans. To the larger you give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller you give a smaller inheritance. Wherever the lot falls to anyone, that is his. You inherit according to the tribes of your fathers.

Numbers 35:9

And יהוה  spoke to Mosheh, saying,