Numbers 35:2

Easy To Read Version

“Tell the people of Israel that they should give some of the cities in their part of the land to the Levites. The people of Israel should give those cities and the pastures around them to the Levites.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 13:2

Then David called the people of Israel together. He said to them: “If you think it is a good idea, and if it is what the Lord wants, let us send a message to our brothers in all the areas of Israel. Let’s also send the message to the priests and Levites {\cf2\super [134]} that live with our brothers in their towns and the fields near those towns. Let the message tell them to come and join us.

2 Chronicles 11:14

The Levites left their grasslands and their own fields and came to Judah and Jerusalem. The Levites did this because Jeroboam and his sons refused to let them serve as priests to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 31:19

Some of Aaron’s descendants, {\cf2\super [388]} the priests, had some farm fields near the towns where the Levites were living. And some of Aaron’s descendants were also living in the towns. Men were chosen by name in each of those towns to give part of the collection to these descendants of Aaron. Males and all those named in the family histories of the Levites got part of the collection.

Nehemiah 13:10

I also heard that the people had not given the Levites their share. So the Levites and singers had gone back to work in their own fields.

Ezekiel 48:8

“The next area of land will be for a special use. This land is south of Judah’s land. This area is 25,000 cubits {\cf2\super [467]} long from north to south. And from east to west, it will be as wide as the land that belongs to the other family groups. The temple will be in the middle of this section of land.

Numbers 35:1

The Lord spoke to Moses. This was in the Jordan Valley in Moab, near the Jordan River, across from Jericho. The Lord said,

Numbers 35:3

The Levites will be able to live in those cities. And all the cows and other animals that belong to the Levites will be able to eat from the pastures around those cities.

Deuteronomy 18:6

“{Every Levite [116] man has a special time to work at the temple. But if he wants to work there some other time too, then he may work anytime he wants.} Any Levite living in any town anywhere in Israel may leave his home and come to the Lord’s special place. He may do this any time he wants.