Joshua 21:40

KJV1611 – Modern English

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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  • Josh 21:41-42
    2 verses
    84%

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

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

  • Josh 21:3-10
    8 verses
    83%

    3And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, at the command of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.

    4And 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.

    5And 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.

    6And 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.

    7The 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.

    8And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

    9And 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,

    10Which 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.

  • Josh 21:33-37
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    78%

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

    34And 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,

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

    36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahazah with its suburbs,

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

  • Josh 21:25-26
    2 verses
    76%

    25And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its suburbs, and Gathrimmon with its suburbs; two cities.

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

  • 1 Chr 6:63-65
    3 verses
    76%

    63To 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.

    64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their pasturelands.

    65And 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.

  • Num 35:6-8
    3 verses
    74%

    6And among the cities which you shall give to the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which you shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee there: and to them you shall add forty-two cities.

    7So all the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities: these shall you give with their suburbs.

    8And the cities which you shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many you shall give many; but from them that have few you shall give few: everyone shall give of his cities to the Levites according to his inheritance which he inherits.

  • Josh 21:39
    74%

    39Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.

  • Josh 21:18-20
    3 verses
    74%

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

    19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

    20And 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.

  • Num 4:42
    74%

    42And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by the house of their fathers,

  • 1 Chr 6:61
    70%

    61And 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.

  • Num 3:20
    70%

    20And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers' houses.

  • Num 4:45
    70%

    45These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

  • Josh 21:31
    70%

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

  • 1 Chr 6:77
    70%

    77To the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with its pasturelands, Tabor with its pasturelands:

  • Num 26:57
    69%

    57And 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.

  • Num 3:33
    69%

    33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.

  • Num 4:29
    69%

    29As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families, by the house of their fathers;

  • Josh 21:22
    68%

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

  • 1 Chr 6:19
    68%

    19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

  • Exod 6:19
    67%

    19And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.

  • Num 35:2
    67%

    2Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and give to the Levites suburbs for the cities around them as well.

  • Josh 15:41
    67%

    41Gederoth, Bethdagon, Naamah, Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:

  • Josh 19:31
    67%

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

  • Josh 19:38-40
    3 verses
    67%

    38And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

    39This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

    40And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.

  • Josh 19:16
    67%

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

  • Gen 46:11
    67%

    11And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • Josh 21:29
    66%

    29Jarmuth with its suburbs, Engannim with its suburbs; four cities.

  • Josh 15:32
    66%

    32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, Rimmon: twenty-nine cities with their villages:

  • Josh 14:4
    66%

    4For 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.