וְהָי֧וּ הֶֽעָרִ֛ים לָהֶ֖ם לָשָׁ֑בֶת וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗ם יִהְי֤וּ לִבְהֶמְתָּם֙ וְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔ם וּלְכֹ֖ל חַיָּתָֽם׃
Kota-kota itu akan menjadi tempat tinggal mereka, dan tanah lapang di sekitarnya akan menjadi tempat bagi hewan ternak mereka, bagi harta benda mereka, dan bagi segala kebutuhan hidup mereka.
German Commentary
Man darf nicht Feld zur Flur. מגרש heisst der freie, unbesäte und unbebaute Raum rings um eine Stadt, der nach Num. 35, 3 dazu bestimmt war, den Städtern als Weideplatz für ihr Vieh und zu anderen allgemeinen Zwecken zu dienen.
Chizkuni
גאולת עולם תהיה ללוים, “the Levites will have an unlimited period during which to redeem their houses.” It does not matter if these houses are part of a walled city or of open villages, they are never sold in perpetuity, seeing that they are the only ancestral property the Levites own in the Holy Land as spelled out clearly in Numbers 35,3: והיו הערים להם לשבת ומגרשיהם יהיו לבהמתם ולרכושם ולכל חיתם,” and they shall have these cities to dwell in, and their open land shall be for their cattle and for their substance and for all their beasts.”