Joshua 21:41
39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
43 And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
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- BSB
- For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.
- KJV
- All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
- WEB
- All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.
- ASV
- All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
- DARBY
- All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.
- BLB
- All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel [were] forty-eight cities and their pasturelands.
- ÅB
- I alt utgjorde levittenes byer i Israels barns eiendomsland åtte og førti byer med tilhørende jorder.
- OTB
- Totalt var levittenes byer innenfor territoriet holdt av israelittene førtiåtte, med deres beitemarker.
- B1930
- I alt utgjorde levittenes byer i Israels barns eiendomsland åtte og firti byer med tilhørende jorder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 35:1–8
And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 33:10
They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
Read in contextGenesis 49:7
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
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