All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
In its setting the verse records ten cities with their suburbs given to the remaining families of the children of Kohath as part of Levi's inheritance. Unlike the other tribes, Levi received no single territory of its own, but forty-eight cities scattered throughout Israel. This scattering fulfilled Jacob's words about Levi. Levi's loyalty to God when the other tribes apostatized turned the curse into a blessing by securing Levi's appointment to sanctuary service.
In its setting the verse records ten cities with their suburbs given to the remaining families of the children of Kohath as part of Levi's inheritance. Unlike the other tribes, Levi received no single territory of its own, but forty-eight cities scattered throughout Israel. This scattering fulfilled Jacob's words about Levi. Levi's loyalty to God when the other tribes apostatized turned the curse into a blessing by securing Levi's appointment to sanctuary service.