These towns will be for the Levites to live in, and the surrounding lands will provide pasture for their cattle, flocks, and other livestock.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For their cattle ... — The word which is rendered “cattle” generally denotes oxen and beasts of burden. The word which is rendered…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And cities shall they have to dwell in
For them and their families, and indeed for nothing else, they having no trad…

Matthew Henry

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…