1 Chronicles 6:64
62 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.
So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.
65 They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
66 And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:
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Compare
- BSB
- So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.
- KJV
- And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.
- WEB
- The children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their pasture lands.
- ASV
- And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs.
- DARBY
- And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs.
- BLB
- And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their pasturelands.
- ÅB
- Slik gav Israels barn levittene disse byer med tilhørende jorder.
- OTB
- Slik ga israelittene levittene byene og deres beitemarker.
- B1930
- Således gav Israels barn levittene disse byer med tilhørende jorder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 21:41–42
For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.
Read in contextJoshua 21:3
So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
Read in contextNumbers 35:1–8
Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:
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