Lexicon :: Strong's H4054 - miḡrāš

“The cities will be for them to live in, and their pasturelands will be for their herds, flocks, and all their other animals.

“The pasturelands of the cities you are to give the Levites will extend from the city wall five hundred yards[fn] on every side.

“Measure a thousand yards[fn] outside the city for the east side, a thousand yards for the south side, a thousand yards for the west side, and a thousand yards for the north side, with the city in the center. This will belong to them as pasturelands for the cities.

So the Israelites, by the LORD’s command, gave the Levites these cities with their pasturelands from their inheritance.

Jattir with its pasturelands, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,

Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,

Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands ​— ​nine cities from these two tribes.

From the tribe of Benjamin they gave:

Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands,

Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands ​— ​four cities.

All thirteen cities with their pasturelands were for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

Kibzaim with its pasturelands, and Beth-horon with its pasturelands ​— ​four cities.

From the tribe of Dan they gave:

Elteke with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands,

Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands ​— ​four cities.

From half the tribe of Manasseh they gave:

Taanach with its pasturelands and Gath-rimmon[fn] with its pasturelands ​— ​two cities.

All ten cities with their pasturelands were for the clans of Kohath’s other descendants.

From half the tribe of Manasseh, they gave to the descendants of Gershon, who were one of the Levite clans:

Golan, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands in Bashan, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands ​— ​two cities.

From the tribe of Issachar they gave:

Kishion with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,

Jarmuth with its pasturelands, and En-gannim with its pasturelands ​— ​four cities.

From the tribe of Asher they gave:

Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,

Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands ​— ​four cities.

From the tribe of Naphtali they gave:

Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands ​— ​three cities.

All thirteen cities with their pasturelands were for the Gershonites by their clans.

From the tribe of Zebulun, they gave to the clans of the descendants of Merari, who were the remaining Levites:

Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands,

Dimnah with its pasturelands, and Nahalal with its pasturelands ​— ​four cities.

From the tribe of Reuben they gave:

Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahzah[fn] with its pasturelands,

Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands ​— ​four cities.[fn]

From the tribe of Gad they gave:

Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,

Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands ​— ​four cities in all.

Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.

Hilen[fn] and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands,

Ashan and its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh and its pasturelands.

From the tribe of Benjamin they were given Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. They had thirteen towns in all among their families.

Jokmeam and its pasturelands, Beth-horon and its pasturelands,

Aijalon and its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon and its pasturelands.

From half the tribe of Manasseh, Aner and its pasturelands, and Bileam and its pasturelands were given to the rest of the families of the Kohathites.