Joshua 21:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 21:20

18 Anathoth with its common-land, and ^aAlmon with its common-land: four cities.

19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common-lands.

20 ^aAnd the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, the rest of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their¹ lot from the tribe of Ephraim.

21 For they gave them ^aShechem with its common-land in the mountains of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the slayer), ^bGezer with its common-land,

22 Kibzaim with its common-land, and Beth Horon with its common-land: four cities;

23 and from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its common-land, Gibbethon with its common-land,

24 ^aAijalon with its common-land, and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: four cities;

25 and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common-land and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: two cities.

26 All the ten cities with their common-lands were for the rest of the families of the children of Kohath.

27 ^aAlso to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, from the other half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave ^bGolan in Bashan with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), and Be Eshterah with its common-land: two cities;

28 and from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its common-land, Daberath with its common-land,

Verse Comparison: Joshua 21:20

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American Standard Version
And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

Amplified® Bible
The rest of the Kohathites belonging to the Levitical families were allotted cities out of the tribe of Ephraim.

Contemporary English Version
The rest of the Kohath clans of the Levi tribe received ten towns and the pastureland around them. Four of these towns were from the tribe of Ephraim, four from Dan, and two from West Manasseh. Shechem, Gezer, Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon were from Ephraim. Shechem was located in the hill country, and it was also one of the Safe Towns for people who had accidentally killed someone. Elteke, Gibbethon, Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon were from Dan. Taanach and Jibleam were from West Manasseh.

Darby English Version
And to the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites that remained of the children of Kohath, [they gave cities]. And the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim,

Good News Bible
The other families of the Levite clan of Kohath were assigned some cities from the territory of Ephraim.

King James Version
And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

New American Standard Bible
Then the cities from the tribe of Ephraim were allotted to the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, {even to} the rest of the sons of Kohath.

New International Version
The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim:

New King James Version
And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, the rest of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the cities from the tribe of Ephraim they allotted to the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, even to the rest of the sons of Kohath.

Revised Standard Version
As to the rest of the Ko'hathites belonging to the Ko'hathite families of the Levites, the cities allotted to them were out of the tribe of E'phraim.

Young's Literal Translation
And for the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, who are left of the sons of Kohath, even the cities of their lot are of the tribe of Ephraim;

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