Joshua 21:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So the Israelites gave the Levites, according to the LORD’s command, the following cities and pasture lands from their inheritance.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} gave{H5414} unto the Levites{H3881} out of their inheritance,{H5159} according to the commandment{H6310} of Jehovah,{H3068} these cities{H5892} with their suburbs.{H4054}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} gave{H5414}{(H8799)} unto the Levites{H3881} out of their inheritance{H5159}, at the commandment{H6310} of the LORD{H3068}, these cities{H5892} and their suburbs{H4054}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then the children of Israel gaue of their enheritaunce these cities and the suburbes therof, vnto the Leuites, acordynge to the commaundement of the LORDE.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So the children of Israel gaue vnto the Leuites, out of their inheritance at the commaundement of the Lord these cities with their suburbes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the children of Israel gaue vnto the Leuites, out of their inheritaunce at the biddyng of the Lorde, these cities folowing with their suburbes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their suburbs.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their suburbs.

  • NET Bible® (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.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 49:7 : 7 'Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and their fury, so cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.'
  • Deut 33:8-9 : 8 Of Levi he said: 'Your Thummim and Urim belong to Your faithful one, whom You tested at Massah and contended with at the waters of Meribah. 9 He said of his father and mother, "I do not regard them;" he did not acknowledge his brothers or recognize his children, for they kept Your word and guarded Your covenant. 10 They will teach Your judgments to Jacob and Your law to Israel; they will offer incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
  • 1 Chr 6:54-66 : 54 Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands. 55 From half the tribe of Manasseh, they gave Aner with its pasturelands and Bileam with its pasturelands for the remaining families of the Kohathites. 56 To the sons of Gershom, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands. 57 From the tribe of Issachar, they gave Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands. 58 Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands. 59 From the tribe of Asher, they gave Mashal with its pasturelands, and Abdon with its pasturelands. 60 Hukok with its pasturelands and Rehob with its pasturelands. 61 From the tribe of Naphtali, they gave Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands. 62 To the remaining sons of Merari, from the tribe of Zebulun, they gave Rimmono with its pasturelands and Tabor with its pasturelands. 63 From beyond the Jordan at Jericho, east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben, they gave Bezer in the desert with its pasturelands and Jahzah with its pasturelands. 64 They also gave Kedemoth with its pasturelands and Mephaath with its pasturelands. 65 From the tribe of Gad, they were given Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands. 66 They were also given Heshbon with its pasturelands and Jazer with its pasturelands.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 21:7-10
    4 verses
    88%

    7 The descendants of Merari, by their families, received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

    8 So the Israelites gave these cities with their pasture lands to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, by lot.

    9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they gave the following cities by name.

    10 These cities were for the descendants of Aaron, who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, for the first lot was for them.

  • Num 35:1-3
    3 verses
    85%

    1 The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan at Jericho, saying:

    2 Command the Israelites to give the Levites cities to live in from their inheritance, and give them pasture lands around the cities.

    3 The cities will be places for them to live, and the pasture lands will be for their livestock, their property, and all their animals.

  • 1 Chr 6:64-65
    2 verses
    82%

    64 They also gave Kedemoth with its pasturelands and Mephaath with its pasturelands.

    65 From the tribe of Gad, they were given Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands.

  • Josh 21:2
    81%

    2 They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, 'The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to live in, with pasture lands for our livestock.'

  • Josh 21:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4 The lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The descendants of Aaron, the priest, who were from the Levites, received, by lot, thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

    5 The remaining Kohathites received, by lot, ten cities from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

  • Num 35:7-9
    3 verses
    77%

    7 The total number of cities you give to the Levites will be forty-eight, along with their pasture lands.

    8 The cities you give from the inheritance of the Israelites shall be proportionate: from larger tribes give more, and from smaller tribes give less. Each tribe shall give cities to the Levites in accordance with the inheritance it receives.

    9 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Josh 14:1-4
    4 verses
    76%

    1 These are the territories the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the ancestral tribes allotted to the Israelites.

    2 Their inheritance was assigned by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, for the nine and a half tribes.

    3 For Moses had given the inheritance to the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan River, but to the Levites he did not give any inheritance among them.

    4 The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites did not receive a portion of land but were instead given cities to live in, with pasturelands for their livestock and possessions.

  • Josh 21:41-43
    3 verses
    76%

    41 In total, the cities of the Levites within the possession of the Israelites numbered forty-eight cities along with their pasture lands.

    42 Each of these cities had its surrounding pasture lands. This was true for all these cities.

    43 So the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give to their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.

  • Josh 21:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19 In total, the descendants of Aaron, the priests, received thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

    20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites received cities allotted to them from the tribe of Ephraim.

  • Josh 13:33
    75%

    33 However, Moses gave no inheritance to the tribe of Levi. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as He promised them.

  • Num 18:24
    75%

    24 For I have given the Levites the tithes that the Israelites present as a contribution to the LORD as their inheritance. That is why I told them they shall have no inheritance among the Israelites.

  • Num 34:13
    74%

    13 Moses commanded the Israelites, saying: This is the land you are to inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.

  • Num 34:29
    74%

    29 These are the men whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

  • Josh 21:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12 However, the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

    13 To the descendants of Aaron, the priest, they gave Hebron (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone), along with its pasture lands, and Libnah with its pasture lands.

  • Josh 13:14
    74%

    14 But to the tribe of Levi, Moses gave no inheritance, for the offerings made by fire to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as He promised.

  • Ezek 47:21
    74%

    21 You are to divide this land among the tribes of Israel.

  • Num 18:21
    73%

    21 To the Levites, I have given every tithe in Israel as their inheritance in return for the work they do while serving at the tent of meeting.

  • Josh 21:26
    73%

    26 In total, the remaining Kohathite clans received ten cities with their pasture lands.

  • Num 8:20
    73%

    20 Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community did with the Levites everything the LORD commanded Moses concerning them.

  • Josh 21:33
    73%

    33 In total, the families of the Gershonites received thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

  • Num 34:2
    72%

    2 Command the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance—the land of Canaan with its boundaries:

  • Josh 18:7
    72%

    7 The Levites will not have a portion among you, because the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance east of the Jordan, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave them.

  • Deut 18:2
    72%

    2 They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

  • Num 3:9
    72%

    9 You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 31:19
    72%

    19 For the descendants of Aaron, the priests who lived in the fields surrounding their towns, men were designated by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to everyone enlisted in the genealogical records among the Levites.

  • Lev 25:33
    71%

    33 If anyone redeems property from the Levites, the property that was sold in the city they possess must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites.

  • Josh 17:4
    71%

    4 They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, 'The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.' So, in accordance with the LORD's command, they were given an inheritance among their father's brothers.

  • Deut 19:2
    71%

    2 you are to set apart three cities in the midst of the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

  • Deut 10:9
    71%

    9 That is why the Levites have no share or inheritance among their brothers; the LORD Himself is their inheritance, as He promised them.

  • Num 35:14
    71%

    14 Three of these cities you shall give on the east side of the Jordan, and three in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.

  • Num 2:33
    71%

    33 The Levites were not counted among the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

  • Josh 19:23
    71%

    23 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Issachar, according to their families—the cities and their villages.

  • Josh 21:22
    71%

    22 Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands—four cities.