21:42

Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands: This information has been stated in verse 21:41. It is repeated here to emphasize that the Levites received pasture lands for their use.

this was true for all the cities: The clause this was true for all the cities further emphasizes that each town had pasturelands around it for the Levites to use.

If it is not natural in your language to repeat this information it may be possible to combine verse 41 and 42. For example:

From the land that the people of Israel possessed, a total of forty-eight cities, with the pasture lands around them, was given to the Levites (Good News Translation)

Here are some other ways to translate this verse:

Each one of these towns had its own grasslands around it.
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All of these towns had grazing lands surrounding them. They were the same in this way.

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