Numbers 35:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 35:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 35:5 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 35:5 — KJV
“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.”
— Numbers 35:5 (KJV)
Numbers 35:5 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 35:5
“And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 35:5: measure, east, side
“And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 35:5: city, east, two
“And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 35:5: east, thousand, south
“And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 35:5: city, east, side
“Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah. Ophel: or, the tower”
Shares key themes with Numbers 35:5: without, city, side
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