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

As for the cities which you shall give them from the possession of the sons of Israel, you shall take more from the larger, and you shall take fewer from the smaller; each shall give some of his cities to the Levites in proportion to his inheritance which he possesses.”

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…