Joshua 21:41

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    In total, the cities of the Levites within the possession of the Israelites numbered forty-eight cities along with their pasture lands.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    All the cities{H5892} of the Levites{H3881} in the midst{H272} of the possession{H272} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} were forty{H705} and eight{H8083} cities{H5892} with their suburbs.{H4054}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    All the cities{H5892} of the Levites{H3881} within{H8432} the possession{H272} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} were forty{H705} and eight{H8083} cities{H5892} with their suburbs{H4054}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Thus all the cities of the Leuites amonge ye possession of the children of Israel, were eight and fortye with their suburbes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And all the cities of the Leuites within the possession of the children of Israel, were eight and fourtie with their suburbes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And all the cities that the Leuites had, among the possession of the children of Israel, were 48 with their suburbes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel `are' forty and eight cities, and their suburbs.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    All the towns of the Levites, among the heritage of the children of Israel, were forty-eight towns with their grass-lands.

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 49:7 : 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
  • Num 35:1-8 : 1 And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho, saying, 2 Command 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. 3 And the cities they shall have to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. 4 And the suburbs of the cities that you shall give to the Levites shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about. 5 And measure from outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities. 6 And 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. 7 So all the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities: these shall you give with their suburbs. 8 And 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.
  • Deut 33:10 : 10 They shall teach Jacob your judgments, and Israel your law: they shall put incense before you, and whole burnt sacrifice upon your altar.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 21:42
    89%

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

  • Num 35:6-8
    3 verses
    88%

    6 And 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.

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

    8 And 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 21:39-40
    2 verses
    84%

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

    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.

  • Josh 21:18-20
    3 verses
    77%

    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.

  • Josh 21:24-26
    3 verses
    77%

    24 Aijalon with its suburbs, Gathrimmon with its suburbs; four cities.

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

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

  • 1 Chr 6:64-65
    2 verses
    76%

    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.

  • Josh 21:2-9
    8 verses
    76%

    2 And 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 their suburbs for our livestock.

    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 21:31-37
    7 verses
    74%

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

    32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.

    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.

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

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

  • Josh 21:22
    74%

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

  • Num 35:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2 Command 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.

    3 And the cities they shall have to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

  • Josh 21:16
    70%

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

  • Josh 15:32
    70%

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

  • Josh 21:29
    70%

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

  • Ezek 47:21
    70%

    21 So shall you divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel.

  • Josh 15:41
    70%

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

  • Josh 14:4
    70%

    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.

  • Josh 19:38-39
    2 verses
    70%

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

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

  • Josh 19:23
    69%

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

  • Josh 19:48
    69%

    48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

  • Neh 11:18
    69%

    18 All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.

  • Ezek 48:31
    68%

    31 And the gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.

  • Josh 19:31
    68%

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

  • Neh 11:20
    68%

    20 And the rest of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

  • Josh 19:16
    68%

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

  • Num 4:46
    68%

    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,

  • Josh 19:6
    67%

    6 And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:

  • Ezek 48:22
    67%

    22 Moreover, from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.