Numbers 35:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The pasture landsוּמִגְרְשֵׁי֙
(u·mig·re·shei)
4054: a common, common land, open landfrom garash
of the citiesהֶֽעָרִ֔ים
(he·'a·rim,)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
you shall giveתִּתְּנ֖וּ
(tit·te·nu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑ם
(lal·vi·yim;)
3881: desc. of Levifrom Levi
[shall extend] from the wallמִקִּ֤יר
(mik·kir)
7023: a wallof uncertain derivation
of the cityהָעִיר֙
(ha·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
outwardוָח֔וּצָה
(va·chu·tzah,)
2351: the outside, a streetof uncertain derivation
a thousandאֶ֥לֶף
(e·lef)
505: a thousanda prim. root
cubitsאַמָּ֖ה
(am·mah)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
around.סָבִֽיב׃
(sa·viv.)
5439: circuit, round aboutfrom sabab


















KJV Lexicon
And the suburbs
migrash  (mig-rawsh')
a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea -- cast out, suburb.
of the cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
which ye shall give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
unto the Levites
Leviyiy  (lay-vee-ee')
a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite.
shall reach from the wall
qiyr  (keer)
a wall (as built in a trench) -- + mason, side, town, very, wall.
of the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and outward
chuwts  (khoots)
abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
a thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
cubits
'ammah  (am-maw')
a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
round about
cabiyb  (saw-beeb')
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around -- (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The pasture lands of the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall extend from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits around.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The pasturelands of the cities you are to give the Levites will extend from the city wall 500 yards on every side.

International Standard Version
The grazing lands that you are to reserve for use by the descendants of Levi are to extend 1,000 cubits from the walls of the town.

NET Bible
The grazing lands around the towns that you will give to the Levites must extend to a distance of 500 yards from the town wall.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The land around the cities that you give the Levites will extend 1,500 feet from the city wall.

King James 2000 Bible
And the pasture lands of the cities, which you shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits all around.
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