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1 Chronicles 6:62

AsherGershonIssacharManassehNaphtaliBashan

60 And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.

61 To the rest of the Kohathites, ten cities were allotted from the half-tribe of Manasseh.

The Gershomites , according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.

63 The Merarites, according to their families, were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

64 So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.

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BSB
The Gershomites , according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.
KJV
And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
WEB
To the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
ASV
And to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
DARBY
And to the children of Gershom according to their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
BLB
And to the sons of Gershom according to their clans, from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, [they gave] thirteen cities.
ÅB
Og Gersoms barn etter sine slekter fikk tretten byer av Issakars stamme og av Asers stamme Og av Naftali stamme og av Manasse stamme i Basan.
OTB
Til sønnene av Gershom, i henhold til deres familier, ga de tretten byer fra stammene Issakar, Asjer, Naftali, og Manasse i Basan.
B1930
Og Gersoms barn efter sine ætter fikk tretten byer av Issakars stamme og av Asers stamme Og av Naftali stamme og av Manasse stamme i Basan.

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  • Exodus 2:22

    And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 6:71–76

    The Gershomites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands.

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  • Joshua 21:27–33

    This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.

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