Joshua 21:42
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.
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
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.
44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; 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.