1. The Lord spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho:
2. Command the Israelites out of the heritage they possess to give the Levites cities to dwell in; you will also give the Levites the pasture lands around the cities.
3. The cities will be for them to dwell in, and the pasture lands will be for their cattle, their flocks, and all their other animals.
4. The pasture lands of the cities to be assigned the Levites shall extend a thousand cubits out from the city walls in every direction.
5. You will measure out two thousand cubits outside the city along the east side, two thousand cubits along the south side, two thousand cubits along the west side, and two thousand cubits along the north side, with the city lying in the center. These will be the pasture lands of their cities.