Numbers 35:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

And measure from outside 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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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    You shall measure from outside the city: two thousand cubits on the east side, two thousand on the south side, two thousand on the west side, and two thousand on the north side, with the city in the middle. This shall be their pasture lands for the cities.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And ye shall measure{H4058} without{H2351} the city{H5892} for the east{H6924} side{H6285} two thousand{H505} cubits,{H520} and for the south{H5045} side{H6285} two thousand{H505} cubits,{H520} and for the west{H3220} side{H6285} two thousand{H505} cubits,{H520} and for the north{H6828} side{H6285} two thousand{H505} cubits,{H520} the city{H5892} being in the midst.{H8432} This shall be to them the suburbs{H4054} of the cities.{H5892}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And ye shall measure{H4058}{(H8804)} from without{H2351} the city{H5892} on the east{H6924} side{H6285} two thousand{H505} cubits{H520}, and on the south{H5045} side{H6285} two thousand{H505} cubits{H520}, and on the west{H3220} side{H6285} two thousand{H505} cubits{H520}, and on the north{H6828} side{H6285} two thousand{H505} cubits{H520}; and the city{H5892} shall be in the midst{H8432}: this shall be to them the suburbs{H4054} of the cities{H5892}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And ye shall measure without the citie and make the utmost border of the eastsyde: two thousande cubites And the vtmost border of the south syde: two thousande cubetes And the vtmost border of the west syde: two thousande cubetes: and the vtmost border of the north syde: two thousande cubetes also: and the citie shalbe in the myddes. And these shall be the suburbes of their cities.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Thus ye shal measure without the cite on ye East syde, two thousande cubites: & on ye South syde, two thousande cubites: & on ye West syde, two thousande cubites: & on ye North syde, two thousande cubites, so yt the cite be in the myddes. This shal be their suburbes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And yee shall measure without the citie of the Eastside, two thousand cubites: and of the Southside, two thousand cubites: & of the Westside, two thousand cubites: & of ye Northside, two thousand cubites: & the citie shalbe in ye middes. this shalbe the measure of the suburbes of their cities.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And ye shall measure without the citie of the east syde, two thousande cubites: and of the south syde, two thousande cubites: and of the west side, two thousand cubites: and of the north side, two thousande cubites also, and the citie shalbe in the middes: and these shalbe the suburbes of their cities.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    You shall measure outside of the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the midst. This shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And ye have measured from the outside of the city, the east quarter, two thousand by the cubit, and the south quarter, two thousand by the cubit, and the west quarter, two thousand by the cubit, and the north quarter, two thousand by the cubit; and the city `is' in the midst; this is to them the suburbs of the cities.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And ye shall measure without the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the midst. This shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And ye shall measure without the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the midst. This shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The measure of this space of land is to be two thousand cubits outside the town on the east, and two thousand cubits on the south and on the west and on the north, the town being in the middle. This space will be the outskirts of their towns.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    You shall measure outside of the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the midst. This shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “You must measure from outside the wall of the town on the east 1,000 yards, and on the south side 1,000 yards, and on the west side 1,000 yards, and on the north side 1,000 yards, with the town in the middle. This territory must belong to them as grazing land for the towns.

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  • Num 35:2-4
    3 verses
    89%

    2 Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and give to the Levites suburbs for the cities around them as well.

    3 And the cities they shall have to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

    4 And the suburbs of the cities that you shall give to the Levites shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.

  • 83%

    15 And the five thousand that are left in the breadth opposite the twenty-five thousand shall be a common place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst of it.

    16 And these shall be the measurements: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

    17 And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.

    18 And the remainder in length opposite the offering of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be opposite the offering of the holy portion; and its increase shall be for food for those who serve the city.

  • Ezek 45:1-3
    3 verses
    80%

    1 Moreover, when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an offering to the LORD, a holy portion of the land: the length shall be twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in breadth. This shall be holy within all its borders all around.

    2 Of this, there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square all around; and fifty cubits all around for its suburbs.

    3 And from this measurement, you shall measure a length of twenty-five thousand, and a breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place.

  • Ezek 45:5-7
    3 verses
    78%

    5 And an area of twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers.

    6 And you shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand in breadth, and twenty-five thousand in length, beside the offering of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.

    7 And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the offering of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, in front of the offering of the holy portion, and in front of the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be beside one of the portions, from the west border to the east border.

  • 30 And these are the exits of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.

  • 75%

    15 Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out toward the gate that faced east, and measured it all around.

    16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed all around.

    17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed all around.

    18 He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.

    19 He turned to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

    20 He measured it on the four sides: it had a wall all around, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred wide, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the common place.

  • Num 35:6-8
    3 verses
    75%

    6 And among the cities which you shall give to the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which you shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee there: and to them you shall add forty-two cities.

    7 So all the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities: these shall you give with their suburbs.

    8 And the cities which you shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many you shall give many; but from them that have few you shall give few: everyone shall give of his cities to the Levites according to his inheritance which he inherits.

  • Ezek 48:8-10
    3 verses
    75%

    8 And by the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer of twenty-five thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

    9 The offering that you shall offer to the LORD shall be twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth.

    10 And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy offering; toward the north twenty-five thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst of it.

  • 73%

    20 All the offering shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand: you shall offer the holy offering foursquare, with the possession of the city.

    21 And the remainder shall be for the prince, on one side and on the other of the holy offering and of the possession of the city, opposite the twenty-five thousand of the offering toward the east border, and westward opposite the twenty-five thousand toward the west border, opposite the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy offering; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst of it.

  • 13 And next to the border of the priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

  • 16 And the city lies four-square, and the length is as large as the width: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the width and the height of it are equal.

  • 5 After, he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the width of every side chamber, four cubits, all around the house on every side.

  • Num 35:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13 And of these cities which you shall give, you shall have six cities for refuge.

    14 You shall give three cities on this side of Jordan, and three cities shall you give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.

  • 12 There was a barrier before the gate chambers, one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side; the chambers were six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side.

  • 19 Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gateway to the front of the inner court exterior, one hundred cubits toward the east and the north.

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    34 On the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.

    35 It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.

  • 22 In the four corners of the court there were courts joined, forty cubits long and thirty wide: these four corners were of one measure.

  • 18 And the east side you shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. This is the east side.

  • 10 And between the chambers was a width of twenty cubits all around the house on every side.

  • 13 And the width of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.

  • 35 He brought me to the north gate and measured it according to these same measurements.

  • 2 In front of the length of one hundred cubits was the north door, and the width was fifty cubits.

  • 2 You shall set apart three cities for yourself in the midst of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess.

  • 27 There was also a gateway on the inner court facing south, and he measured from gate to gate toward the south one hundred cubits.

  • 16 It shall be square and doubled; a span shall be its length, and a span shall be its width.

  • 5 There was a wall all around the outside of the temple, and in the man's hand was a measuring reed six cubits long, each cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth. So he measured the width of the wall structure, one reed, and the height, one reed.

  • 7 And the wall that was outside opposite the chambers, toward the outer court on the front of the chambers, the length of it was fifty cubits.

  • 47 He measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, foursquare; and the altar was in front of the temple.

  • 15 And he measured the length of the building opposite the separate place that was behind it, along with its galleries on the one side and on the other side, one hundred cubits, with the inner temple and the porches of the court;