Joshua 21:42
40 In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.
41 For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.
Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.
43 Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.
44 And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
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.
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- BSB
- Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.
- KJV
- These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
- WEB
- Each of these cities included their pasture lands around them. It was this way with all these cities.
- ASV
- These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus it was with all these cities.
- DARBY
- Each one of these cities had its suburbs round about it: thus were all these cities.
- BLB
- These cities were each city and its pasturelands surrounding it. And [were] all these cities.
- ÅB
- Disse byer hadde hver for seg sine jorder rundt omkring seg; så var det med alle disse byer.
- OTB
- Hver av disse byene hadde omkringliggende beitemarker; dette var tilfelle for alle disse byene.
- B1930
- Disse byer hadde hver for sig sine jorder rundt omkring sig; så var det med alle disse byer.