4 The pasturelands of the cities, which you will give to the Levites, will reach from the wall of the city and beyond one thousand cubits all around.
5 You will measure from without the city on the east side two thousandcubits, and on the south side twothousand cubits,and onthewestsidetwo thousandcubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits, and the city will be in the middle. This will be for them the pasturelands of the cities.
6 Among the cities which you will give to the Levites there will be six cities of refuge, which you will appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee there, and to them you will add forty-two cities.
7 So all the cities which you will give to the Levites will be forty-eight cities. You will give them with their pasturelands.
8 The cities which you shall give shall be from the possession of the children of Israel. From the larger tribes you shall give many, and from the smaller tribes you shall give few. Each tribe, in proportion to the inheritance that it receives, shall give of its cities to the Levites.
9 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
10 Speak to the children of Israel and say to them: When you are crossing over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,