Joshua 21:6
The descendants of Gershon received, by lot, thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And the children{H1121} of Gershon{H1648} had by lot{H1486} out of the families{H4940} of the tribe{H4294} of Issachar,{H3485} and out of the tribe{H4294} of Asher,{H836} and out of the tribe{H4294} of Naphtali,{H5321} and out of the {H2677} half-tribe{H4294} of Manasseh{H4519} in Bashan,{H1316} thirteen{H7969} cities.{H5892}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the children{H1121} of Gershon{H1648} had by lot{H1486} out of the families{H4940} of the tribe{H4294} of Issachar{H3485}, and out of the tribe{H4294} of Asher{H836}, and out of the tribe{H4294} of Naphtali{H5321}, and out of the half{H2677} tribe{H4294} of Manasseh{H4519} in Bashan{H1316}, thirteen{H7969}{H6240} cities{H5892}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the children of Gerson of the same kynred had by the lot thyrtene cities, of the trybe of Isachar, of the trybe of Asser, of ye trybe of Nepthali, and of the halfe trybe of Manasse at Basan.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Also the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, & out of the tribe of Asher, and out of ye tribe of Naphtali, and out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteene cities.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the children of Gerson had by lot out of the kynredes of the tribe of Isachar, and out of the tribe of Aser, & out of the tribe of Nephthali, and out of the other halfe tribe of Manasses in Basan, thirteene cities.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And the children of Gershon [had] by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And for the sons of Gershon `are', out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, by lot, thirteen cities.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
The children of Gershon by their families were given thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar and Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh which was in Bashan.
World English Bible (2000)
The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Gershon’s descendants were allotted thirteen cities from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribes of Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
Referenced Verses
- Josh 21:27-33 : 27 To the descendants of Gershon, from the families of the Levites, they gave from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands—two cities. 28 From the tribe of Issachar: Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands, 29 Jarmuth with its pasture lands, and En-gannim with its pasture lands—four cities. 30 From the tribe of Asher: Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands, 31 Helkath with its pasture lands and Rehob with its pasture lands—four cities. 32 From the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands—three cities. 33 In total, the families of the Gershonites received thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
- 1 Chr 6:62 : 62 To the remaining sons of Merari, from the tribe of Zebulun, they gave Rimmono with its pasturelands and Tabor with its pasturelands.
- Exod 6:16-17 : 16 These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years. 17 The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei by their clans.
- Num 3:21-22 : 21 To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites. These are the clans of the Gershonites. 22 Their census, counting every male a month old and upward, numbered 7,500.
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- 1 Chr 6:59-668 verses91%
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.
- Josh 21:3-53 verses82%
3 So the Israelites gave the Levites, according to the LORD’s command, the following cities and pasture lands from their inheritance.
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.
- Josh 21:7-104 verses81%
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.
- Josh 21:30-345 verses80%
30 From the tribe of Asher: Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,
31 Helkath with its pasture lands and Rehob with its pasture lands—four cities.
32 From the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands—three cities.
33 In total, the families of the Gershonites received thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
34 To 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,
- Josh 19:22-243 verses77%
22 The border reached Tabor, Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan—sixteen cities with their villages.
23 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Issachar, according to their families—the cities and their villages.
24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the descendants of Asher, according to their families.
- Josh 19:31-322 verses76%
31 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Asher, according to their families—the cities and their villages.
32 The sixth lot came out for the tribe of the descendants of Naphtali, according to their families.
- Josh 21:25-284 verses76%
25 From half the tribe of Manasseh: Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands—two cities.
26 In total, the remaining Kohathite clans received ten cities with their pasture lands.
27 To the descendants of Gershon, from the families of the Levites, they gave from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands—two cities.
28 From the tribe of Issachar: Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
- Josh 21:19-202 verses74%
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 19:16-172 verses72%
16 This was the inheritance of the descendants of Zebulun by their families—these cities with their villages.
17 The fourth lot came out for the tribe of the descendants of Issachar, according to their families.
- Josh 13:28-314 verses72%
28 This was the inheritance of the tribe of Gad, according to their clans—the cities and their villages.
29 Moses also gave an inheritance to half the tribe of Manasseh, and this was allotted to the half-tribe according to their clans:
30 Their territory extended from Mahanaim and included all of Bashan, the entire kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the settlements of Jair in Bashan—sixty towns.
31 It also included half of Gilead, as well as Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. This was for the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh—for half the descendants of Machir, according to their clans.
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11 Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh possessed Beth-shean and its villages, Ibleam and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages, and the three regions of Napheth.
- Josh 19:6-72 verses71%
6 Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities with their villages.
7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities with their villages,
- Josh 21:16-172 verses71%
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,
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8 Across the Jordan east of Jericho, they designated Bezer in the wilderness on the plain from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
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40 In total, the families of the Merarites, the remaining Levite families, received twelve cities by lot.
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2 The rest of the families of Manasseh also received their inheritance, including the families of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida—these were the male descendants of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, according to their families.
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39 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Naphtali, according to their families—the cities and their villages.