Numbers 35:2-8 »Tell the Israelites to give the Levites some cities from their own property. They must also give the Levites the pastureland around those cities.

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ² »Tell the Israelites to give the Levites some cities from their own property. They must also give the Levites the pastureland around those cities. ³ »The Levites will have cities to live in and pastureland for their cattle, the flocks they own, and any other animals they have. ⁴ »The land around the cities that you give the Levites will extend fifteen hundred feet from the city wall. ⁵ »Outside the city measure off three thousand feet on the east side, three thousand feet on the south side, three thousand feet on the west side, and three thousand feet on the north side, with the city in the center. This will be their pastureland around the city. ⁶ »Six of the cities you give the Levites will be cities of refuge. You must allow murderers to escape to these cities. In addition, you must also give the Levites forty-two other cities. ⁷ »You will give a total of forty-eight cities with pastureland to the Levites. ⁸ »The cities you give the Levites from the property of the other Israelites must be given based on the amount of land each tribe owns. Take more cities from larger tribes and fewer from smaller tribes.«