SEV Biblia, Chapter 21:40
Todas las villas de los hijos de Merari por sus familias, que restaban de las familias de los levitas, fueron por sus suertes doce villas.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 40. So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families , etc.] Which were distributed by lot to them, according to the number of their families, and were sufficient for them: which were remaining of the families of the Levites ; the last division of them, besides those of the Kohathites, Levites, and the Gershonites: were [by] their lot twelve cities ; four out of the tribe of Zebulun, four out of the tribe of Reuben, and four out of the tribe of Gad, whose names are before given, Ver. 41 . All the cities of the Levites, within the possession of the children of Israel , etc.] As comprised in one sum total: [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs ; which is just the number that Moses from the mouth of God ordered to be given unto them, before they entered into the land, and before they were in possession of one city in it, ( Numbers 35:7); which, as it is a proof of the omniscience, prescience, and predetermination of God; so of the sure and true prediction of Moses, who could not be otherwise certain than from the Lord of the Israelites being able to give so many cities to them, out of each of their tribes: and it is to be observed, that this tribe of Levi, though it had no share in the division of the land, yet had more cities by lot given to it than any other, excepting the tribe of Judah; though indeed, in the account of some of the tribes, all the cities in them are not mentioned; and besides, they had only the cities they had with their suburbs round about them, but not the lands belonging to them, nor the villages; however this shows that a large and liberal maintenance of the ministers of the Lord, that serve in his sanctuary should be allowed and made for them, as in the legal, so under the Gospel dispensation Ver. 42 . These cities were everyone with their suburbs round about them , etc.] Which reached to the space of two thousand cubits on every side; and such a space was assigned to everyone of the above cities for their cattle, to keep them in and lay up provision for them: thus [were] all their cities ; six of them cities of refuge, and forty two for the priests and Levites to dwell in, and for the commodious use of their herds and flocks.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 9-42 - By mixing the Levites with the other tribes, they were made to see tha the eyes of all Israel were upon them, and therefore it was their concern to walk so that their ministry might not be blamed. Every trib had its share of Levites' cities. Thus did God graciously provide for keeping up religion among them, and that they might have the word in all parts of the land. Yet, blessed be God, we have the gospel mor diffused amongst us. (Jos 21:43-45)
Original Hebrew
כל 3605 הערים 5892 לבני 1121 מררי 4847 למשׁפחתם 4940 הנותרים 3498 ממשׁפחות 4940 הלוים 3881 ויהי 1961 גורלם 1486 ערים 5892 שׁתים 8147 עשׂרה׃ 6240
