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Joshua 21:8

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6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

7 The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,

10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

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BSB
So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
KJV
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
WEB
The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as the LORD commanded by Moses.
ASV
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses.
DARBY
And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.
BLB
And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands, as YHWH had commanded by the hand of Moses by lot.
ÅB
Disse byer med tilhørende jorder gav Israels barn levittene ved loddkasting, slik som Herren hadde befalt ved Moses.
OTB
Så israelittene tildelte disse byene og deres beitemarker til levittene, som Herren hadde instruert gjennom Moses.
B1930
Disse byer med tilhørende jorder gav Israels barn levittene ved loddkasting, således som Herren hadde befalt ved Moses.

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  • Joshua 21:3

    And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.

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  • Proverbs 16:33

    The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

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  • Joshua 18:6

    Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

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  • Numbers 32:2

    The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,

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  • Proverbs 18:18

    The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

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  • Numbers 35:3

    And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

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  • Numbers 33:54

    And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man’s inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.

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