Joshua 21:4

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.

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the lot{H1486} came out{H3318} for the families{H4940} of the Kohathites:{H6956} and the children{H1121} of Aaron{H175} the priest,{H3548} who were of the Levites,{H3881} had by lot{H1486} out of the tribe{H4294} of Judah,{H3063} and out of the tribe{H4294} of the Simeonites,{H8099} and out of the tribe{H4294} of Benjamin,{H1144} thirteen{H7969} cities.{H5892}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the lot{H1486} came out{H3318}{(H8799)} for the families{H4940} of the Kohathites{H6956}: and the children{H1121} of Aaron{H175} the priest{H3548}, which were of the Levites{H3881}, had by lot{H1486} out of the tribe{H4294} of Judah{H3063}, and out of the tribe{H4294} of Simeon{H8099}, and out of the tribe{H4294} of Benjamin{H1144}, thirteen{H7969}{H6240} cities{H5892}.

  • 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 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, 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. 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, 14 And Jattir with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs, 15 And Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs, 16 And Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, and Bethshemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. 17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs, 18 Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities. 19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
  • Josh 24:33 : 33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that belonged to Phinehas his son, which was given him in Mount Ephraim.
  • 1 Chr 6:54-60 : 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. 56 But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 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, 58 And Hilen with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, 59 And Ashan with its pasturelands, and Bethshemesh with its pasturelands: 60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 21:5-10
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    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,

    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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    16 And Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, and Bethshemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

    17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,

    18 Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.

    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.

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    60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

    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.

    62 And to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

    63 To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

    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.

  • 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.

  • 26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

  • 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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    33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

    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,

    35 Dimnah with its suburbs, Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.

  • 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.

  • 1 And the second lot came forth to Simeon, for the tribe of the descendants of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the descendants of Judah.

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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.

    41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.

    42 These cities were each with their suburbs around them: thus were all these cities.

  • 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.

  • 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,

  • 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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    16 This is the inheritance of the descendants of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

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

  • 22 And Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Bethhoron with its suburbs; four cities.

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

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

  • 28 Zelah, Eleph, Jebusi (which is Jerusalem), Gibeath, Kirjath—fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

  • 21 The cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Bethhoglah, the valley of Keziz,

  • 31 Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.

  • 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,

  • 37 Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.

  • 7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:

  • 9 Out of the portion of the descendants of Judah was the inheritance of the descendants of Simeon: for the part of the descendants of Judah was too much for them: therefore the descendants of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

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    31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

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

  • 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.

  • 7 Now the first lot came to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

  • 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.

  • 36 And of the Levites were divisions in Judah and in Benjamin.