Joshua 21:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then the heads of the families of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, and to the heads of families of the tribes of the children of Israel;

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  • Josh 14:1 : 1 And these are the heritages which the children of Israel took in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, gave out to them;
  • Josh 17:4 : 4 And they came before Eleazar the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and before the chiefs, saying, The Lord gave orders to Moses to give us a heritage among our brothers: so in agreement with the orders of the Lord he gave them a heritage among their father's brothers.
  • Josh 19:51 : 51 These are the heritages which Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the heads of families of the tribes of the children of Israel gave out at Shiloh, by the decision of the Lord, at the door of the Tent of meeting. So the distribution of the land was complete.
  • Exod 6:14 : 14 These are the heads of their fathers' families: the sons of Reuben the oldest son of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi: these are the families of Reuben.
  • Exod 6:25 : 25 And Eleazar, Aaron's son, took as his wife one of the daughters of Putiel; and she gave birth to Phinehas. These are the heads of the families of the Levites, in the order of their families.
  • Num 34:17-29 : 17 These are the names of the men who are to make the distribution of the land among you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun. 18 And you are to take one chief from every tribe to make the distribution of the land. 19 And these are the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb, the son of Jephunneh. 20 And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel, the son of Ammihud. 21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad, the son of Chislon. 22 And of the tribe of the children of Dan, a chief, Bukki, the son of Jogli. 23 Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh, a chief, Hanniel, the son of Ephod: 24 And of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, a chief, Kemuel, the son of Shiphtan. 25 And of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, a chief, Elizaphan, the son of Parnach. 26 And of the tribe of the children of Issachar, a chief, Paltiel, the son of Azzan. 27 And of the tribe of the children of Asher, a chief, Ahihud, the son of Shelomi. 28 And of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, a chief, Pedahel, the son of Ammihud. 29 These are they to whom the Lord gave orders to make the distribution of the heritage among the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

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  • 1 Now the heads of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came to Moses, the chiefs and the heads of families of the children of Israel being present,

  • 28 So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua, the son of Nun, and to the heads of families of the tribes of the children of Israel.

  • 4 And they came before Eleazar the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and before the chiefs, saying, The Lord gave orders to Moses to give us a heritage among our brothers: so in agreement with the orders of the Lord he gave them a heritage among their father's brothers.

  • 1 Then Joshua got all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem; and he sent for the responsible men of Israel and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers; and they took their place before God.

  • Josh 21:2-3
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    2 And said to them in Shiloh in the land of Canaan, The Lord gave orders by Moses that we were to have towns for living in, with their grass-lands for our cattle.

    3 And the children of Israel out of their heritage gave to the Levites these towns with their grass-lands, by the order of the Lord.

  • 1 And these are the heritages which the children of Israel took in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, gave out to them;

  • 2 And they went through Judah, getting together the Levites and the heads of families in Israel from all the towns of Judah, and they came to Jerusalem.

  • 3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest gave them the order in the lowlands of Moab by Jordan at Jericho, saying,

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    14 And with him they sent ten chiefs, one for every tribe of the children of Israel, every one of them the head of his house among the families of Israel.

    15 And they came to the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and said to them,

  • 1 Then Joshua sent for the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh,

  • 2 They came before Moses and Eleazar the priest and the chiefs and all the people at the door of the Tent of meeting, and said,

  • 2 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the meeting,

  • 1 So Moses gave the children of Israel all these directions as the Lord had given him orders.

  • 21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who had been to the fight, This is the rule of the law which the Lord has given to Moses:

  • 21 Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh said in answer to the heads of the families of Israel,

  • 1 Then certain of the responsible men of Israel came to me and took their seats before me.

  • 1 And the Lord said to Joshua,

  • 17 These are the names of the men who are to make the distribution of the land among you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun.

  • Num 27:21-22
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    21 He will take his place before Eleazar the priest, so that he may get directions from the Lord for him, with the Urim: at his word they will go out, and at his word they will come in, he and all the children of Israel.

    22 So Moses did as the Lord said: he took Joshua and put him before Eleazar the priest and the meeting of the people:

  • 46 And all the Levites who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the people, by families, in the order of their fathers' houses,

  • 51 These are the heritages which Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the heads of families of the tribes of the children of Israel gave out at Shiloh, by the decision of the Lord, at the door of the Tent of meeting. So the distribution of the land was complete.

  • Num 31:12-13
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    12 And the prisoners and the goods and everything they had taken, they took to Moses and Eleazar the priest and the people of Israel, to the tent-circle in the lowlands of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

    13 Then Moses and Eleazar the priest and the chiefs of the people went out to them before they had come into the tent-circle.

  • 26 Get an account of everything which was taken in the war, of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of families of the people:

  • 2 Joshua sent for all Israel, for their responsible men and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers, and said to them, I am old, and full of years:

  • 12 And said to them, You are the heads of the families of the Levites: make yourselves holy, you and your brothers, so that you may take the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place which I have made ready for it.

  • 48 Then the men in authority over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came to Moses,

  • Num 1:16-17
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    16 These are the men named out of all the people, chiefs of their fathers' houses, heads of the tribes of Israel.

    17 And Moses and Aaron took these men, marked out by name;

  • 1 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • 15 So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men and respected, and made them rulers over you, captains of thousands and captains of hundreds and captains of fifties and captains of tens, and overseers of your tribes.

  • 1 And the Lord said to Moses in the lowlands of Moab by Jordan at Jericho,

  • 9 And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come to me here: and give ear to the words of the Lord your God.

  • 4 All the responsible men of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.

  • 22 And you came near to me, every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us to go through the land with care and give us an account of the way we are to go and the towns to which we will come.

  • 1 Now after the death of Joshua, the children of Israel made request to the Lord, saying, Who is to go up first to make war for us against the Canaanites?

  • 2 Then the chiefs of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, made offerings; these were the chiefs of the tribes, who were over those who were numbered.

  • 1 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • 1 Now when all the nation had come to the other side of Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,

  • 12 And to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,

  • 21 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • 1 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

  • 21 The sons of Ladan: sons of the Gershonites of the family of Ladan, heads of families of Ladan the Gershonite, Jehieli.

  • 14 So in the morning you are to come near, tribe by tribe; and the tribe marked out by the Lord is to come near, family by family; and the family marked out by the Lord is to come near, house by house; and the house marked out by the Lord is to come near, man by man.

  • 19 And as for the sons of Aaron, the priests, living in the country on the outskirts of their towns, every different town there were men, marked out by name, to give their part of the goods to all the males among the priests, and to all who were listed among the Levites.

  • 4 And to give you help, take one man from every tribe, the head of his father's house.

  • 19 And take him before Eleazar the priest and all the meeting of the people, and give him his orders before their eyes.