Josva 21,42

40 Det totale antallet byer tildelt merarittenes klaner, som var resten av levittene, var tolv.

41 Totalt var levittenes byer innenfor territoriet holdt av israelittene førtiåtte, med deres beitemarker.

Hver av disse byene hadde omkringliggende beitemarker; dette var tilfelle for alle disse byene.

43 Slik ga Herren Israel hele landet Han hadde sverget å gi til deres forfedre, og de tok det i eie og bosatte seg der.

44 Herren ga dem fred på alle kanter, akkurat som Han hadde sverget til deres forfedre. Ingen av deres fiender kunne motstå dem; Herren overga alle deres fiender i deres hender.

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.

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