Lev 25:34, Num 35:2-5, 1Ch 6:54, 60, 2Ch 31:15 | TSK

Leviticus 25:34

Numbers 35:2-5

Le 25:32,33; Jos 14:3,4; 21:2-42; Eze 45:1-8; 48:8,22; 1Co 9:10-14

thousand cubits.The Septuagint reads [dischilious pecheis] "two thousand cubits," as in the following verse; but this reading is not acknowledged by any other ancient version, except the Coptic, nor by any of the MSS. collated by Kennicott and De Rossi. Various modes have been proposed for reconciling the accounts in these two verses, which appear in general to require full as much explanation as the text itself. The explanation of Maimonides is the only one that is intelligible, and appears perfectly satisfactory. "The suburbs," says he, "of the cities are expressed in the law to be 3,000 cubits on every side, from the wall of the city and outwards. The first 1,000 cubits are the suburbs; and the 2,000, which they measured without the suburbs, were for fields and vineyards." The whole therefore, of the city, suburbs, fields, and vineyards, may be represented by the following diagram:-- ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ” ½ Fields and vineyards. ½ ½ ½ ½ ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ” ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Suburbs. ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ” ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ City. ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ÂÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈœ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1,000 Cubits ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ÂÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈœ ½ ½ ½ ½ 2,000 Cubits ½ ÂÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈœ

1 Chronicles 6:54

A.M. 2561. B.C. 1443. these are.

Nu 35:1-8; Jos 21:3-8

castles.

Ge 25:16

of the families.

Jos 21:4,5

1 Chronicles 6:60

Geba.

8:6; Jos 18:24; 21:17; 1Sa 13:3

Alemeth..

Jos 21:18

Almon. Anathoth.

1Ki 2:26; Isa 10:30; Jer 1:1; 11:23; 37:12

thirteen cities.Here there are only eleven enumerated; but two more are added in the book of Joshua, Juttah and Gibeon, which make thirteen. None of the versions give the full number of names, though they all give the whole sum of thirteen; and it is probable that these two cities had been destroyed and lay in ruins when this book was written, and hence were not enumerated.

2 Chronicles 31:15

next him. Heb. at his hand.

13; *marg:

Miniamin.Instead of {Miniamin,} Benjamin is the reading of three MSS., and of the Syriac, Arabic, LXX., and Vulgate.

the cities.

Jos 21:9-19; 1Ch 6:54-60

set office. or, trust.

1Ch 9:22; *marg:

as well.

1Ch 25:8