Joshua 21:9
From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they gave the following cities by name.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,
KJV1611 – Modern English
And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name,
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And they gave{H5414} out of the tribe{H4294} of the children{H1121} of Judah,{H3063} and out of the tribe{H4294} of the children{H1121} of Simeon,{H8095} these cities{H5892} which are [here] mentioned{H7121} by name:{H8034}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And they gave{H5414}{(H8799)} out of the tribe{H4294} of the children{H1121} of Judah{H3063}, and out of the tribe{H4294} of the children{H1121} of Simeon{H8095}, these cities{H5892} which are here mentioned{H7121}{(H8799)} by name{H8034},
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Of the trybe of the children of Iuda, and of the trybe of the children of Simeon, they gaue these cities (which they named by name)
Geneva Bible (1560)
And they gaue out of the tribe of the children of Iudah, & out of the tribe of the children of Simeo, these cities which are here named.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And they gaue out of the tribe of the children of Iuda, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities by name.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name,
Webster's Bible (1833)
They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name:
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And they give out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are called by name;
American Standard Version (1901)
And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are `here' mentioned by name:
American Standard Version (1901)
And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name:
Bible in Basic English (1941)
From the tribes of the children of Judah and the children of Simeon they gave these towns, listed here by name:
World English Bible (2000)
They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below.
Referenced Verses
- Josh 21:13-18 : 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.
- 1 Chr 6:65 : 65 From the tribe of Gad, they were given Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- 1 Chr 6:63-664 verses90%
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 21:2-87 verses83%
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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1 The 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 19:7-93 verses78%
7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities with their villages,
8 and all the villages around these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Simeon by their families.
9 The 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 21:16-172 verses77%
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,
- Josh 15:20-212 verses76%
20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Judah, by their clans.
21 The southernmost cities of the tribe of the descendants of Judah toward the boundary of Edom in the Negev were Kabzeel, Eder, and Jagur.
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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 21:20-223 verses75%
20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites received cities allotted to them from the tribe of Ephraim.
21 They were given Shechem (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasture lands,
22 Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands—four cities.
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23 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Issachar, according to their families—the cities and their villages.
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16 This was the inheritance of the descendants of Zebulun by their families—these cities with their villages.
- 1 Chr 6:60-612 verses74%
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.
- 1 Chr 6:55-573 verses73%
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.
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1 The allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah, by their clans, extended to the southern boundary, reaching the Edom border and the Wilderness of Zin in the Negev at its southernmost point.
- Josh 21:41-422 verses73%
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.
- Josh 21:35-373 verses73%
35 Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands—four cities in total.
36 From the tribe of Reuben: Bezer with its pasture lands, and Jahzah with its pasture lands,
37 Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands—four cities in total.
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11 The 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.
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29 Jarmuth with its pasture lands, and En-gannim with its pasture lands—four cities.
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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 21:25-262 verses72%
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.
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21 The cities of the tribe of Benjamin, according to their families, were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz.
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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.
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2 Their inheritance was assigned by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, for the nine and a half tribes.
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5 Divide the land into seven portions. Judah will remain in its territory in the south, and the house of Joseph will remain in its territory in the north.
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19 These are the names of the leaders: From the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh.
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10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
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29 These are the men whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.
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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.