Joshua 21:33
31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.
- KJV
- All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
- WEB
- All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
- ASV
- All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
- DARBY
- All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
- BLB
- All the cities of the Gershonite by their clans [were] thirteen cities and their pasturelands.
- ÅB
- Gersonittenes byer etter deres slekter utgjorde slik i alt tretten byer med tilhørende jorder.
- OTB
- Det totale antallet byer for gersjonittenes klaner var tretten, med deres beitemarker.
- B1930
- Gersonittenes byer efter deres ætter utgjorde således i alt tretten byer med tilhørende jorder.