7. Give the Levites a total of 48 cities and their pastures.
8. The larger tribes of Israel must give more cities. The smaller tribes must give fewer cities. Each tribe must give some of its cities to the Levites. The number of cities they give will depend on the size of their land.”
9. Then the Lord said to Moses,
10. “Tell the Israelites these things: ‘You will cross the Jordan River and go into Canaan.
11. You must choose cities to be cities of safety. If a person accidentally kills someone, he may run to them for safety.