Joshua 21:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And the lot fell vpon the kynred of the Kahathites, and the children of Aaron the prest amonge the Leuites, had by the lott thyrtene cities of the trybe of Iuda, of the trybe of Simeon, and of the trybe of Ben Iamin.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron ye Priest, which were of the Leuites, had by lot, out of the tribe of Iudah, & out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Beniamin thirteene cities.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the lot came out for the kynred of the Caathites: the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Leuites, had geuen them by lot out of the tribe of Iuda, out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Beniamin, thirteene cities.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, [which were] of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the lot goeth out for the families of the Kohathite, and there are for the sons of Aaron the priest (of the Levites), out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, by lot thirteen cities,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the heritage came out for the families of the Kohathites: the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, were given thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The first lot belonged to the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 21:8-9 : 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. 11 They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasture lands. Arba was the ancestor of the Anakites. 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. 14 Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands, 15 Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands. 16 Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands—nine cities from these two tribes. 17 From the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands, 18 Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands—four cities in total. 19 In total, the descendants of Aaron, the priests, received thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
  • Josh 24:33 : 33 Eleazar, the son of Aaron, died, and they buried him at Gibeah, the town of his son Phinehas, which had been given to him in the hill country of Ephraim.
  • 1 Chr 6:54-60 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 21:5-10
    6 verses
    85%

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

    6The descendants of Gershon received, by lot, thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

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

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

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

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

  • Josh 21:16-20
    5 verses
    83%

    16Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands—nine cities from these two tribes.

    17From the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

    18Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands—four cities in total.

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

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

  • 1 Chr 6:60-66
    7 verses
    82%

    60Hukok with its pasturelands and Rehob with its pasturelands.

    61From the tribe of Naphtali, they gave Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.

    62To the remaining sons of Merari, from the tribe of Zebulun, they gave Rimmono with its pasturelands and Tabor with its pasturelands.

    63From 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.

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

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

    66They were also given Heshbon with its pasturelands and Jazer with its pasturelands.

  • Josh 21:3
    78%

    3So the Israelites gave the Levites, according to the LORD’s command, the following cities and pasture lands from their inheritance.

  • Josh 21:26
    76%

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

  • Josh 18:11
    76%

    11The lot of the tribe of Benjamin, according to their clans, came up. The territory allotted to their lot lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph.

  • Josh 21:33-35
    3 verses
    75%

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

    34To the families of the Merarites, the remaining Levites, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, and Kartah with its pasture lands,

    35Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands—four cities in total.

  • 1 Chr 6:54
    75%

    54Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands.

  • Josh 19:1
    74%

    1The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the descendants of Simeon by their families. Their inheritance was within the inheritance of the descendants of Judah.

  • Josh 21:40-42
    3 verses
    74%

    40In total, the families of the Merarites, the remaining Levite families, received twelve cities by lot.

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

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

  • 2 Chr 31:19
    74%

    19For 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.

  • Josh 21:13
    73%

    13To 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 14:4
    73%

    4The 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 19:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16This was the inheritance of the descendants of Zebulun by their families—these cities with their villages.

    17The fourth lot came out for the tribe of the descendants of Issachar, according to their families.

  • Josh 21:22
    72%

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

  • Josh 19:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

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

    24The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the descendants of Asher, according to their families.

  • Josh 18:28
    72%

    28Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath—fourteen cities with their villages. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, divided according to their families.

  • Josh 18:21
    71%

    21The cities of the tribe of Benjamin, according to their families, were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz.

  • Josh 21:31
    71%

    31Helkath with its pasture lands and Rehob with its pasture lands—four cities.

  • 1 Chr 6:57
    71%

    57From the tribe of Issachar, they gave Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands.

  • Josh 21:37
    71%

    37Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands—four cities in total.

  • Josh 19:7
    70%

    7Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities with their villages,

  • Josh 19:9
    70%

    9The inheritance of the descendants of Simeon was part of the territory of the descendants of Judah, because the portion for the descendants of Judah was too large for them. So the descendants of Simeon received an inheritance within Judah's territory.

  • Josh 19:31-32
    2 verses
    70%

    31This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Asher, according to their families—the cities and their villages.

    32The sixth lot came out for the tribe of the descendants of Naphtali, according to their families.

  • Josh 14:1
    70%

    1These 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.

  • 1 Chr 24:7
    70%

    7The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

  • 1 Chr 24:31
    70%

    31They also cast lots, like their brothers the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and of the Levites, the families of the chief just as the youngest, all alike.

  • Neh 11:36
    70%

    36Some divisions of the Levites from Judah were assigned to Benjamin.