Joshua 21:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 21:3

Cities of the Levites

1 Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of the ^aLevites came near to ^bEleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.

2 And they spoke to them at ^aShiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, ^b“The Lord commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their common-lands for our livestock.”

3 So the children of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their common-lands:

4 Now the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. And ^athe children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, ^bhad thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah, from the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin.

5 ^aThe rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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

7 ^aThe children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.

8 ^aAnd the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands by lot to the Levites, ^bas the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses.

9 So they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah and from the tribe of the children of Simeon these cities which are designated by name,

10 which were for the children of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for the lot was theirs first.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 21:3

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American Standard Version
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs.

Amplified® Bible
So the Israelites gave to the Levites out of their own inheritance, at the command of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.

Contemporary English Version
Since the LORD had said this, the leaders of the other Israelite tribes agreed to give some of the towns and pastures from their tribal lands to Levi.

Darby English Version
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs.

Good News Bible
So in accordance with the LORD's command the people of Israel gave the Levites certain cities and pasture lands out of their own territories.

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

New American Standard Bible
So the sons of Israel gave the Levites from their inheritance these cities with their pasture lands, according to the command of the LORD.

New International Version
So, as the LORD had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance:

New King James Version
So the children of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their common-lands:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So the sons of Israel gave the Levites from their inheritance these cities with their pasture lands, according to the command of the LORD.

Revised Standard Version
So by command of the LORD the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasture lands out of their inheritance.

Young's Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs:

New English Translation
So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the Lord had instructed.

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