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.
“Next to the land for the priests, the Levites will have a share of the land. It will be 25,000 cubits {\cf2\super [471]} long and 10,000 cubits {\cf2\super [472]} wide. They will get the full length and width of this land—25,000 cubits {\cf2\super [473]} long and 20,000 cubits {\cf2\super [474]} wide.
The Levites will not sell or trade any of this land. They will not be able to sell any of this land. They must not cut up this part of the country! Why? Because this land belongs to the Lord—it is very special. It is the best part of the land.
If a person buys a house from a Levite, that house in the Levites’ city will again belong to the Levites at the time of Jubilee. [430] Why? Because houses in Levite cities belong to people from the family group of Levi. The people of Israel gave those cities to the Levite people.