Numbers 35:8 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

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.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Nine cities were eventually given to the Levites from the large joint inheritance of Judah and Simeon; three were taken from the territory of Napht…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

(6, 7, 8) And among the cities which you shall give ... — The construction of this verse is involved; or, rather, there i…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And the cities which you shall give shall be of the possession
of the children of Israel

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The cities of the priests and Levites were not only to accommodate them but to place them, as religious teachers, in several parts of the land. For…

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