Cross References

Joshua 21:41

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Within the Israelite possession there were 48 cities in all with their pasturelands for the Levites.

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Their anger is cursed, for it is strong, and their fury, for it is cruel! I will disperse them throughout Jacob and scatter them throughout Israel.

So the Israelites gave these towns and their pasturelands to the Levites.

They will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your instruction to Israel; they will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

So the Israelites, by the Lord’s command, gave the Levites these cities with their pasturelands from their inheritance.

All 12 cities were allotted to the clans of Merari’s descendants, the remaining Levite clans.

Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.