Numbers 35:5

And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
measure	וּמַדֹּתֶ֞ם u.ma.do.Tem	H4058	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
without	מִח֣וּץ mi.Chutz	H2351	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
city	לָעִ֗יר la.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
east	קֵ֣דְמָה Ke.de.mah	H6924	the front · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix
side	פְּאַת pe.'at-	H6285	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct
thousand	אַלְפַּ֪יִם 'al.Pa.yim	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · cardinal number, both genders dual absolute

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Commentary

Adam Clarke on Numbers 35:5

And ye shall measure from without the city - two thousand cubits, etc. - Commentators have been much puzzled with the accounts in these two verses. In Num 35:4 the measure is said to be 1,000 cubits from the wall; in Num 35:5 the measure is said to be 2,000 from without the city. It is likely these two measures mean the same thing; at least so it was understood by the Septuagint and Coptic, who have δισχιλιους πηχεις, 2,000 cubits, in the fourth, as well as in the fifth verse; but this reading of the Septuagint and Coptic is not acknowledged by any other of the ancient versions, nor by any of the MSS. collated by Kennicott and De Rossi. We must seek therefore for some other method of reconci…

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John Gill on Numbers 35:5

And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits,.... Before only 1000 cubits were ordered to bemeasured, and now 2000, even 2000 more, which were to be added to the other, and to begin where they ended. The first 1000 were for their cattle and goods, these 2000 for their gardens, orchards, fields, and vineyards; and so the Jewish writers understand it. Jarchi observes, that 1000 cubits are ordered, and after that 2000; and asks, how is this? or how is it to be reconciled? to which he answers, 2000 are put to them round about, and of them the 1000 innermost are for suburbs, and the outermost (i.e. the 2000) are for fields and vineyards; and with this agrees the…

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John Calvin on Numbers 35:1-8

Numbers 35:1-8 1. And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 1. Et loquutus est Jehova in campestribus Moab juxta Jordanem. Jericho, dicendo: 2. Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. 2. Praecipe filiis Israel ut dent Levitis de haereditate possessionis suae urbes ad habitandum, et suburbana urbium ipsarum, per circuitus earum dabitis ipsis Levitis. 3. And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their…

Dictionary and topics

City — The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain (Gen. 4:17). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12). Next, we have…
Levite — A descendant of the tribe of Levi (Ex. 6:25; Lev. 25:32; Num. 35:2; Josh. 21:3, 41). This name is, however, generally used as the title of that portion of the tribe which was set apart for the…
Refuge, Cities of — Were six in number (Num. 35). 1. On the west of Jordan were (1) Kadesh, in Naphtali; (2) Shechem, in Mount Ephraim; (3) Hebron, in Judah. 2. On the east of Jordan were, (1) Golan, in Bashan; (2)…
Sabbath day’s journey — Supposed to be a distance of 2,000 cubits, or less than half-a-mile, the distance to which, according to Jewish tradition, it was allowable to travel on the Sabbath day without violating the law…
Weights And Measures — A. WEIGHTS.—The general principle of the present inquiry is to give the evidence of the monuments the preference on all doubtful points. All ancient Greek systems of weight were derived, either…
Cities · Suburbs of — Suburbs of
Levites, The · Eight and forty cities with extensive suburbs, appointed for — Eight and forty cities with extensive suburbs, appointed for
Priests · Thirteen of the Levitical cities given to, for residence — Thirteen of the Levitical cities given to, for residence
Suburbs · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 35:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Adam Clarke on Numbers 35:5

John Gill on Numbers 35:5

John Calvin on Numbers 35:1-8

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 35:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Adam Clarke on Numbers 35:5

John Gill on Numbers 35:5

John Calvin on Numbers 35:1-8

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 35:4-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 35:4-5

Rashi on Numbers 35:4