Joshua 21:20
18 Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
19 In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim
21 they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,
22 Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
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- BSB
- The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim
- KJV
- And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
- WEB
- The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
- ASV
- And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
- DARBY
- And to the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites that remained of the children of Kohath, [they gave cities]. And the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim,
- BLB
- And for the clans of the sons of Kohath, the Levites remaining of the sons of Kohath, the cities of their lot were even: From the tribe of Ephraim,
- ÅB
- Og Kahats barns slekter av levittene - de andre av Kahats barn - fikk av Efra'ims stamme disse byer, som utgjorde deres lodd:
- OTB
- De gjenværende kehatittenes klaner av levittene mottok byer fra Efraims stamme:
- B1930
- Og Kahats barns ætter av levittene - de andre av Kahats barn - fikk av Efra'ims stamme disse byer, som utgjorde deres lodd:
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Cross references
1 Chronicles 6:66
And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:
Read in contextJoshua 21:5
The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
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