Numbers 35:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 35:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 35:3 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 35:3 — KJV
“And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.”
— Numbers 35:3 (KJV)
Numbers 35:3 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 35:3
“For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 35:3: cities, dwell, suburbs
“And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 35:3: cities, dwell, suburbs
“To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land. To take...: Heb. To spoil the spoil, and to prey the prey midst: Heb. navel”
Shares key themes with Numbers 35:3: dwell, cattle, goods
“And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 35:3: dwell, cattle
“And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 35:3: dwell, cattle
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