"Notwithstanding the citiesª of the Levites,ª [and] the housesª of the citiesª of their possession,ª may the Levitesª redeemª¹ at any time.ª ... And if a man¹ purchaseª° of¹ the Levites,ª then the houseª that was sold,ª and the cityª of his possession,ª shall go outª° in [the year of] jubile:ª for¹ the housesª of the citiesª of the Levitesª [are] their possessionª amongª the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Lev 25:32-33} + "For¹ Mosesª had givenª° the inheritanceª of twoª tribesª and an halfª tribeª on the other sideª¹ Jordan:ª but unto the Levitesª he gaveª° none¹ inheritanceª amongª them. ... For¹ the childrenª of Josephª were¹ twoª tribes,ª Manassehª and Ephraim:ª therefore they gaveª° no¹ partª unto the Levitesª in the land,ª save¹¹ citiesª to dwellª° [in], with their suburbsª for their cattleª and for their substance.ª" {Jsh 14:3-4} + "And they spakeª° unto¹ them at Shilohª in the landª of Canaan,ª saying,ª° The LORDª commandedª° by the handª of Mosesª to giveª° us citiesª to dwell¹ in,²° with the suburbsª thereof for our cattle.ª ... These¹ citiesª were¹ every oneª with their suburbsª round aboutª them: thus¹ [were] all¹ these¹ cities.ª" {Jsh 21:2-42} + "Moreover, when ye shall divide²° by lot¹¹ the landª for inheritance,ª ye shall offerª° an oblationª unto the LORD,ª an holy portionª of¹ the land:ª the lengthª [shall be] the lengthª of fiveª and twentyª thousandª [reeds], and the breadthª [shall be] tenª thousand.ª This¹ [shall be] holyª in all¹ the bordersª thereof round about.ª ... In the landª shall be¹ his possessionª in Israel:ª and my princesª shall no¹ more¹ oppressª°¹ my people;ª and [the rest of] the landª shall they giveª° to the houseª of Israelª according to their tribes.ª" {Ezk 45:1-8} + "And by¹ the borderª of Judah,ª from the eastª sideª¹ unto¹ the westª side,ª shall be¹ the offeringª which¹ ye shall offerª° of fiveª and twentyª thousandª [reeds in] breadth,ª and [in] lengthª as oneª of the [other] parts,ª from the eastª sideª¹ unto¹ the westª side:ª and the sanctuaryª shall be¹ in the midstª of it." {Ezk 48:8} + "Moreover from the possessionª¹ of the Levites,ª and from the possessionª¹ of the city,ª [being] in the midstª [of that] which¹ is¹ the prince's,ª between¹ the borderª of Judahª and the borderª of Benjamin,ª shall be¹ for the prince.ª" {Ezk 48:22} + "Orª saith¹ he²° [it] altogetherª for²° our² sakes?ª¹ For²° our² sakes,ª¹ no doubt,ª [this] is written:ª° thatª he that plowethª° shouldª° plowª° inª hope;ª andª that he that threshethª° in¹ hopeª should be partakerª° of² his²¹ hope.ª ... Evenª soª hath²° the¹ Lordª ordainedª° that they which preachª° the¹ gospelª should liveª° ofª the¹ gospel.ª" {1Co 9:10-14} |
