Joshua 21:10
Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
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These cities were for the descendants of Aaron, who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, for the first lot was for them.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
and they were for the children{H1121} of Aaron,{H175} of the families{H4940} of the Kohathites,{H6956} who were of the children{H1121} of Levi;{H3878} for theirs was the first{H7223} lot.{H1486}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Which the children{H1121} of Aaron{H175}, being of the families{H4940} of the Kohathites{H6956}, who were of the children{H1121} of Levi{H3878}, had: for theirs was the first{H7223}{(H8675)}{H7223} lot{H1486}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
vnto the children of Aaron of the kynred of the Kahathites amonge the children of Leui: for the first lot was theyrs.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And they were the childrens of Aaron being of the families of the Kohathites, and of the sonnes of Leui, (for theirs was the first lot)
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Which the children of Aaron being of the kynredes of the Caathites, and of the childre of Leui, obtained: (for theirs was the first lotte.)
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Which the children of Aaron, [being] of the families of the Kohathites, [who were] of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
Webster's Bible (1833)
and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and they are for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathite, of the sons of Levi, for theirs hath been the first lot;
American Standard Version (1901)
and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
American Standard Version (1901)
and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
These were for the children of Aaron among the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi: for they came first in the distribution.
World English Bible (2000)
and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, for the first lot belonged to them.
Referenced Verses
- Josh 21:4 : 4 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.
- Exod 6:18 : 18 And the sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred thirty-three years.
- Exod 6:20-26 : 20 And Amram took Jochebed his father's sister as a wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were one hundred thirty-seven years. 21 And the sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. 22 And the sons of Uzziel: Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri. 23 And Aaron took Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 24 And the sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korahites. 25 And Eleazar, Aaron's son, took one of the daughters of Putiel as a wife; and she bore him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families. 26 These are the Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.
- Num 3:2-4 : 2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to serve in the priest's office. 4 But Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children: so Eleazar and Ithamar served in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father.
- Num 3:19 : 19 And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- Num 3:27 : 27 Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, the Izeharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites.
- Num 4:2 : 2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by the house of their fathers,
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Josh 21:3-97 verses82%
3 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, at the command of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
4 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.
5 And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
6 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.
7 The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
8 And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
9 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,
- Josh 21:19-202 verses81%
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites who remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
- 1 Chr 6:54-552 verses80%
54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their settlements within their borders, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the first lot.
55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its surrounding pasturelands.
- Josh 21:11-133 verses76%
11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs around it.
12 But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with its suburbs,
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19 Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, who were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every separate city, the men who were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all who were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.
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26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
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61 And to the sons of Kohath, those remaining of the family of that tribe, were given cities out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
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21 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
- 1 Chr 6:64-663 verses72%
64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their pasturelands.
65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.
66 And the remaining families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim.
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31 These likewise cast lots alongside their brothers the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers alongside their younger brothers.
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7 Now the first lot came to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
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9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonging to them was that they should carry it upon their shoulders.
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21 And the Kohathites set forward, carrying the sanctuary: and the others set up the tabernacle before they arrived.
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27 Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, the Izeharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites.
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5 Thus, they were divided by lot, one group with another, for the leaders of the sanctuary and the leaders of the house of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar.
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40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
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11 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families. The border of their lot was between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
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11 And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the descendants of Asher according to their families.
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9 Therefore Levi has no part nor inheritance with his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, just as the LORD your God promised him.
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1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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57 And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
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9 And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are completely given to him from among the children of Israel.
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57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron the city of refuge, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their pasturelands,
- Josh 14:1-44 verses69%
1 And these are the lands which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed as inheritance to them.
2 Their inheritance was by lot, as the LORD commanded through Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and a half-tribe on the other side of the Jordan, but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.
4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; therefore they gave no part to the Levites in the land, except cities to live in, with their pasture lands for their cattle and for their possessions.
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10 And the third lot came up for the descendants of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
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46 All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel numbered, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,
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19 And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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37 These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
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2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by the house of their fathers,
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1 Then the heads of the fathers of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
- Num 4:18-192 verses69%
18 Do not cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
19 But do this for them, that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint every one to his service and to his burden:
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34 And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, and Kartah with its suburbs,
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19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the children of Israel, to perform the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel when they come near the sanctuary.