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Numbers 35:5

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.

And ye shall measure {H4058} 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}.

Measure 3,000 feet outward from the city wall to the east, south, west and north, with the city in the center. The space between the 1,500-foot line and the 3,000-foot line will be their open land around the cities.

You are also to measure two thousand cubits outside the city on the east, two thousand on the south, two thousand on the west, and two thousand on the north, with the city in the center. These areas will serve as larger pasturelands for the cities.

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.

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