Verse 8

And the cities{H5892} which ye shall give{H5414}{(H8799)} shall be of the possession{H272} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}: from them that have many{H7227} ye shall give many{H7235}{(H8686)}; but from them that have few{H4592} ye shall give few{H4591}{(H8686)}: every one{H376} shall give{H5414}{(H8799)} of his cities{H5892} unto the Levites{H3881} according{H6310} to his inheritance{H5159} which he inheriteth{H5157}{(H8799)}.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 26:54 : 54 To many{H7227} thou shalt give the more{H7235}{(H8686)} inheritance{H5159}, and to few{H4592} thou shalt give the less{H4591}{(H8686)} inheritance{H5159}: to every one{H376} shall his inheritance{H5159} be given{H5414}{(H8714)} according{H6310} to those that were numbered{H6485}{(H8803)} of him.
  • Num 33:54 : 54 And ye shall divide{H5157} the land{H776} by lot{H1486} for an inheritance{H5157}{(H8694)} among your families{H4940}: and to the more{H7227} ye shall give the more{H7235}{(H8686)} inheritance{H5159}, and to the fewer{H4592} ye shall give the less{H4591}{(H8686)} inheritance{H5159}: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot{H1486} falleth{H3318}{(H8799)}; according to the tribes{H4294} of your fathers{H1} ye shall inherit{H5157}{(H8691)}.
  • Deut 33:8-9 : 8 And of Levi{H3878} he said{H559}{(H8804)}, Let thy Thummim{H8550} and thy Urim{H224} be with thy holy{H2623} one{H376}, whom thou didst prove{H5254}{(H8765)} at Massah{H4532}, and with whom thou didst strive{H7378}{(H8799)} at the waters{H4325} of Meribah{H4809}; 9 Who said{H559}{(H8802)} unto his father{H1} and to his mother{H517}, I have not seen{H7200}{(H8804)} him; neither did he acknowledge{H5234}{(H8689)} his brethren{H251}, nor knew{H3045}{(H8804)} his own children{H1121}: for they have observed{H8104}{(H8804)} thy word{H565}, and kept{H5341}{(H8799)} thy covenant{H1285}. 10 They shall teach{H3384}{(H8686)} Jacob{H3290} thy judgments{H4941}, and Israel{H3478} thy law{H8451}: they shall put{H7760}{(H8799)} incense{H6988} before{H639} thee, and whole burnt sacrifice{H3632} upon thine altar{H4196}. 11 Bless{H1288}{(H8761)}, LORD{H3068}, his substance{H2428}, and accept{H7521}{(H8799)} the work{H6467} of his hands{H3027}: smite{H4272}{(H8798)} through the loins{H4975} of them that rise{H6965}{(H8801)} against him, and of them that hate{H8130}{(H8764)} him, that they rise{H6965} not{H4480} again{H6965}{(H8799)}.
  • Josh 21:1-9 : 1 Then came near{H5066}{(H8799)} the heads{H7218} of the fathers{H1} of the Levites{H3881} unto Eleazar{H499} the priest{H3548}, and unto Joshua{H3091} the son{H1121} of Nun{H5126}, and unto the heads{H7218} of the fathers{H1} of the tribes{H4294} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}; 2 And they spake{H1696}{(H8762)} unto them at Shiloh{H7887} in the land{H776} of Canaan{H3667}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, The LORD{H3068} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} by the hand{H3027} of Moses{H4872} to give{H5414}{(H8800)} us cities{H5892} to dwell in{H3427}{(H8800)}, with the suburbs{H4054} thereof for our cattle{H929}. 3 And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} gave{H5414}{(H8799)} unto the Levites{H3881} out of their inheritance{H5159}, at the commandment{H6310} of the LORD{H3068}, these cities{H5892} and their suburbs{H4054}. 4 And the lot{H1486} came out{H3318}{(H8799)} for the families{H4940} of the Kohathites{H6956}: and the children{H1121} of Aaron{H175} the priest{H3548}, which were of the Levites{H3881}, had by lot{H1486} out of the tribe{H4294} of Judah{H3063}, and out of the tribe{H4294} of Simeon{H8099}, and out of the tribe{H4294} of Benjamin{H1144}, thirteen{H7969}{H6240} cities{H5892}. 5 And the rest{H3498}{(H8737)} of the children{H1121} of Kohath{H6955} had by lot{H1486} out of the families{H4940} of the tribe{H4294} of Ephraim{H669}, and out of the tribe{H4294} of Dan{H1835}, and out of the half{H2677} tribe{H4294} of Manasseh{H4519}, ten{H6235} cities{H5892}. 6 And the children{H1121} of Gershon{H1648} had by lot{H1486} out of the families{H4940} of the tribe{H4294} of Issachar{H3485}, and out of the tribe{H4294} of Asher{H836}, and out of the tribe{H4294} of Naphtali{H5321}, and out of the half{H2677} tribe{H4294} of Manasseh{H4519} in Bashan{H1316}, thirteen{H7969}{H6240} cities{H5892}. 7 The children{H1121} of Merari{H4847} by their families{H4940} had out of the tribe{H4294} of Reuben{H7205}, and out of the tribe{H4294} of Gad{H1410}, and out of the tribe{H4294} of Zebulun{H2074}, twelve{H8147}{H6240} cities{H5892}. 8 And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} gave{H5414}{(H8799)} by lot{H1486} unto the Levites{H3881} these cities{H5892} with their suburbs{H4054}, as the LORD{H3068} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} by the hand{H3027} of Moses{H4872}. 9 And they gave{H5414}{(H8799)} out of the tribe{H4294} of the children{H1121} of Judah{H3063}, and out of the tribe{H4294} of the children{H1121} of Simeon{H8095}, these cities{H5892} which are here mentioned{H7121}{(H8799)} by name{H8034}, 10 Which the children{H1121} of Aaron{H175}, being of the families{H4940} of the Kohathites{H6956}, who were of the children{H1121} of Levi{H3878}, had: for theirs was the first{H7223}{(H8675)}{H7223} lot{H1486}. 11 And they gave{H5414}{(H8799)} them the city{H7151} of Arba{H704}{(H8677)}{H7153} the father{H1} of Anak{H6061}, which city is Hebron{H2275}, in the hill{H2022} country of Judah{H3063}, with the suburbs{H4054} thereof round about{H5439} it. 12 But the fields{H7704} of the city{H5892}, and the villages{H2691} thereof, gave{H5414}{(H8804)} they to Caleb{H3612} the son{H1121} of Jephunneh{H3312} for his possession{H272}. 13 Thus they gave{H5414}{(H8804)} to the children{H1121} of Aaron{H175} the priest{H3548} Hebron{H2275} with her suburbs{H4054}, to be a city{H5892} of refuge{H4733} for the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)}; and Libnah{H3841} with her suburbs{H4054}, 14 And Jattir{H3492} with her suburbs{H4054}, and Eshtemoa{H851} with her suburbs{H4054}, 15 And Holon{H2473} with her suburbs{H4054}, and Debir{H1688} with her suburbs{H4054}, 16 And Ain{H5871} with her suburbs{H4054}, and Juttah{H3194} with her suburbs{H4054}, and Bethshemesh{H1053} with her suburbs{H4054}; nine{H8672} cities{H5892} out of those two{H8147} tribes{H7626}. 17 And out of the tribe{H4294} of Benjamin{H1144}, Gibeon{H1391} with her suburbs{H4054}, Geba{H1387} with her suburbs{H4054}, 18 Anathoth{H6068} with her suburbs{H4054}, and Almon{H5960} with her suburbs{H4054}; four{H702} cities{H5892}. 19 All the cities{H5892} of the children{H1121} of Aaron{H175}, the priests{H3548}, were thirteen{H7969}{H6240} cities{H5892} with their suburbs{H4054}. 20 And the families{H4940} of the children{H1121} of Kohath{H6955}, the Levites{H3881} which remained{H3498}{(H8737)} of the children{H1121} of Kohath{H6955}, even they had the cities{H5892} of their lot{H1486} out of the tribe{H4294} of Ephraim{H669}. 21 For they gave{H5414}{(H8799)} them Shechem{H7927} with her suburbs{H4054} in mount{H2022} Ephraim{H669}, to be a city{H5892} of refuge{H4733} for the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)}; and Gezer{H1507} with her suburbs{H4054}, 22 And Kibzaim{H6911} with her suburbs{H4054}, and Bethhoron{H1032} with her suburbs{H4054}; four{H702} cities{H5892}. 23 And out of the tribe{H4294} of Dan{H1835}, Eltekeh{H514} with her suburbs{H4054}, Gibbethon{H1405} with her suburbs{H4054}, 24 Aijalon{H357} with her suburbs{H4054}, Gathrimmon{H1667} with her suburbs{H4054}; four{H702} cities{H5892}. 25 And out of the half{H4276} tribe{H4294} of Manasseh{H4519}, Tanach{H8590} with her suburbs{H4054}, and Gathrimmon{H1667} with her suburbs{H4054}; two{H8147} cities{H5892}. 26 All the cities{H5892} were ten{H6235} with their suburbs{H4054} for the families{H4940} of the children{H1121} of Kohath{H6955} that remained{H3498}{(H8737)}. 27 And unto the children{H1121} of Gershon{H1648}, of the families{H4940} of the Levites{H3881}, out of the other half{H2677} tribe{H4294} of Manasseh{H4519} they gave Golan{H1474} in Bashan{H1316} with her suburbs{H4054}, to be a city{H5892} of refuge{H4733} for the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)}; and Beeshterah{H1203} with her suburbs{H4054}; two{H8147} cities{H5892}. 28 And out of the tribe{H4294} of Issachar{H3485}, Kishon{H7191} with her suburbs{H4054}, Dabareh{H1705} with her suburbs{H4054}, 29 Jarmuth{H3412} with her suburbs{H4054}, Engannim{H5873} with her suburbs{H4054}; four{H702} cities{H5892}. 30 And out of the tribe{H4294} of Asher{H836}, Mishal{H4861} with her suburbs{H4054}, Abdon{H5658} with her suburbs{H4054}, 31 Helkath{H2520} with her suburbs{H4054}, and Rehob{H7340} with her suburbs{H4054}; four{H702} cities{H5892}. 32 And out of the tribe{H4294} of Naphtali{H5321}, Kedesh{H6943} in Galilee{H1551} with her suburbs{H4054}, to be a city{H5892} of refuge{H4733} for the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)}; and Hammothdor{H2576} with her suburbs{H4054}, and Kartan{H7178} with her suburbs{H4054}; three{H7969} cities{H5892}. 33 All the cities{H5892} of the Gershonites{H1649} according to their families{H4940} were thirteen{H7969}{H6240} cities{H5892} with their suburbs{H4054}. 34 And unto the families{H4940} of the children{H1121} of Merari{H4847}, the rest{H3498}{(H8737)} of the Levites{H3881}, out of the tribe{H4294} of Zebulun{H2074}, Jokneam{H3362} with her suburbs{H4054}, and Kartah{H7177} with her suburbs{H4054}, 35 Dimnah{H1829} with her suburbs{H4054}, Nahalal{H5096} with her suburbs{H4054}; four{H702} cities{H5892}. 36 And out of the tribe of Reuben{H7205}, Bezer{H1221} with her suburbs, and Jahazah{H3096} with her suburbs, 37 Kedemoth{H6932} with her suburbs, and Mephaath{H4158} with her suburbs; four{H702} cities{H5892}. 38 And out of the tribe{H4294} of Gad{H1410}, Ramoth{H7433} in Gilead{H1568} with her suburbs{H4054}, to be a city{H5892} of refuge{H4733} for the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)}; and Mahanaim{H4266} with her suburbs{H4054}, 39 Heshbon{H2809} with her suburbs{H4054}, Jazer{H3270} with her suburbs{H4054}; four{H702} cities{H5892} in all. 40 So all the cities{H5892} for the children{H1121} of Merari{H4847} by their families{H4940}, which were remaining{H3498}{(H8737)} of the families{H4940} of the Levites{H3881}, were by their lot{H1486} twelve{H8147}{H6240} cities{H5892}. 41 All the cities{H5892} of the Levites{H3881} within{H8432} the possession{H272} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} were forty{H705} and eight{H8083} cities{H5892} with their suburbs{H4054}. 42 These cities{H5892} were every one{H5892}{H5892} with their suburbs{H4054} round about{H5439} them: thus were all these cities{H5892}.
  • 2 Cor 8:13-14 : 13 For{G1063} I mean not{G3756} that{G2443} other men{G243} be eased{G425}, and{G1161} ye{G5213} burdened{G2347}: 14 But{G235} by{G1537} an equality{G2471}, that now{G3568} at{G1722} this time{G2540} your{G5216} abundance{G4051} may be a supply for{G1519} their{G1565} want{G5303}, that{G2443} their{G1565} abundance{G4051} also{G2532} may be{G1096}{(G5638)} a supply for{G1519} your{G5216} want{G5303}: that{G3704} there may be{G1096}{(G5638)} equality{G2471}:
  • Gen 49:7 : 7 Cursed{H779}{(H8803)} be their anger{H639}, for it was fierce{H5794}; and their wrath{H5678}, for it was cruel{H7185}{(H8804)}: I will divide{H2505}{(H8762)} them in Jacob{H3290}, and scatter{H6327}{(H8686)} them in Israel{H3478}.
  • Exod 16:18 : 18 And when they did mete{H4058}{(H8799)} it with an omer{H6016}, he that gathered much{H7235}{(H8688)} had nothing over{H5736}{(H8689)}, and he that gathered little{H4591}{(H8688)} had no lack{H2637}{(H8689)}; they gathered{H3950}{(H8804)} every man{H376} according{H6310} to his eating{H400}.
  • Exod 32:28-29 : 28 And the children{H1121} of Levi{H3878} did{H6213}{(H8799)} according to the word{H1697} of Moses{H4872}: and there fell{H5307}{(H8799)} of the people{H5971} that day{H3117} about three{H7969} thousand{H505} men{H376}. 29 For Moses{H4872} had said{H559}{(H8799)}, Consecrate yourselves{H4390}{(H8798)}{H3027} to day{H3117} to the LORD{H3068}, even{H3588} every man{H376} upon his son{H1121}, and upon his brother{H251}; that he may bestow{H5414}{(H8800)} upon you a blessing{H1293} this day{H3117}.