Cross Reference JOSHUA 21:41 ALL THE CITIES OF THE LEVITES WITHIN THE POSSESSION OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WERE FORTY AND EIGHT CITIES WITH THEIR SUBURBS

{Joshua 21:41} All x3605 the cities 5892 of the Levites 3881 within 8432 the possession 272 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478 [were] forty 705 and eight 8083 cities 5892 with their suburbs. 4054

within:
"Cursedª ° [be] their anger,ª for¹ [it was] fierce;ª and their wrath,ª for¹ it was cruel:ª ° I will divideª ° them in Jacob,ª and scatterª ° them in Israel.ª" {Gen 49:7} + "And the LORDª spakeª ° unto¹ Mosesª in the plainsª of Moabª by¹ Jordanª [near] Jericho,ª saying,ª ° ... And the citiesª which¹ ye shall giveª ° [shall be] of the possessionª ¹ of the childrenª of Israel:ª from¹ ¹ [them that have] manyª ye shall give many;ª ° but from¹ ¹ [them that have] fewª ye shall give few:ª ° every oneª shall giveª ° of his citiesª ¹ unto the Levitesª according² to¹ his inheritanceª which¹ he inheriteth.ª °" {Num 35:1-8} + "They shall teachª ° Jacobª thy judgments,ª and Israelª thy law:ª they shall putª ° incenseª beforeª thee, and whole burnt sacrificeª upon¹ thine altar.ª" {Deu 33:10}

forty:
At the last census, the tribe of Levi amounted only to 23,000 ("And those that were numberedª ° of them were¹ twentyª and threeª thousand,ª all¹ malesª from a monthª oldª ¹ and upward:ª for¹ they were not¹ numberedª ° amongª the childrenª of Israel,ª because¹ there was no¹ inheritanceª givenª ° them amongª the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Num 26:62}); and it is thought by some that forty-eight cities was too great a proportion for this tribe. But it should be considered, that cities in ancient times were little more than villages.

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