Numbers 35:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.”
Numbers 35:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 35:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 35:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Concerning the cities which you shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many you shall take many, and from the few you shall take few. Everyone according to his inheritance which he inherits shall give some of his cities to the Levites.””
Numbers 35:8 — World English Bible
Numbers 35:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And concerning the cities which ye shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many ye shall take many; and from the few ye shall take few: every one according to his inheritance which he inheriteth shall give of his cities unto the Levites. ”
Numbers 35:8 — American Standard Version
Numbers 35:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the cities which ye give <FI>are<Fi> of the possession of the sons of Israel, from the many ye multiply, and from the few ye diminish; each, according to his inheritance which they inherit, doth give of his cities to the Levites.'”
Numbers 35:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 35:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have much ye shall take much, and from them that have little ye shall take little; each one according to his inheritance which he will inherit shall give of his cities to the Levites. ”
Numbers 35:8 — Darby Translation
Numbers 35:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And concerning the cities which yee shall giue, of the possession of the children of Israel: of many ye shall take more, and of few ye shall take lesse: euery one shall giue of his cities vnto the Leuites, according to his inheritance, which hee inheriteth.”
Numbers 35:8 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 35:8 in Context — Numbers 35
6 And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
7 So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.
8 And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.
9 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
What Does Numbers 35:8 Mean?
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