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Numbers 35:3

And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

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וְהָי֧וּvehayvand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.הֶֽעָרִ֛יםhearimthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.לָהֶ֖םlahemtoלָהֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toלָשָׁ֑בֶתlashavetto dwellיָשַׁבpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to dwell”, the to-form of the verbH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗םumigresheyhemand suburbמִגְרָשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and suburb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4054a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the seacast out, suburb.יִהְי֤וּyihyvbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לִבְהֶמְתָּם֙livhemtamto beastבְּהֵמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to beast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)beast, cattle.וְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔םvelirkhushamand to goodרְכוּשׁconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and to good”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7399property (as gathered)good, riches, substance.וּלְכֹ֖לulekholand to allכֹּלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and to all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).חַיָּתָֽםchayatamlifeחַיnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “life”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and their open land shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the cities have been to them to inhabit, and their suburbs are for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

World English Bible

They shall have the cities to dwell in. Their pasture lands shall be for their livestock, and for their possessions, and for all their animals.

Darby Translation

And the cities shall they have to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

Douay-Rheims

Cities to dwell in, and their suburbs round about: that they may abide in the towns, and the suburbs may be for their cattle and beasts:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and their open land shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the cities shall be for them to dwell in, and their enclosures shall be for their cattle and all their beasts.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσονται αὐτοῖς αἱ πόλεις κατοικεῖν, καὶ τὰ ἀφορίσματα αὐτῶν ἔσται τοῖς κτήνεσιν αὐτῶν, καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς τετράποσιν αὐτῶν.