Joshua 21:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And the sons of Israel give to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.

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Referenced Verses

  • Josh 21:3 : 3 And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs:
  • Prov 16:33 : 33 Into the centre is the lot cast, And from Jehovah `is' all its judgment!
  • Prov 18:18 : 18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth.
  • Num 32:2 : 2 and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Reuben, come in and speak unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the company, saying:
  • Num 33:54 : 54 `And ye have inherited the land by lot, by your families; to the many ye increase their inheritance, and to the few ye diminish their inheritance; whither the lot goeth out to him, it is his; by the tribes of your fathers ye inherit.
  • Num 35:3 : 3 And the cities have been to them to inhabit, and their suburbs are for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
  • Josh 18:6 : 6 and ye describe the land `in' seven portions, and have brought `it' in unto me hither, and I have cast for you a lot here before Jehovah our God;

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  • Josh 21:2-7
    6 verses
    88%

    2and they speak unto them in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, `Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.'

    3And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs:

    4And 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,

    5and for the sons of Kohath who are left, out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, by lot ten cities:

    6And for the sons of Gershon `are', 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, by lot, thirteen cities.

    7For the sons of Merari, for their families, `are', out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

  • 1 Chr 6:63-65
    3 verses
    82%

    63To the sons of Merari, for their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, by lot, twelve cities.

    64And the sons of Israel give to the Levites the cities and their suburbs.

    65And they give by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which they call by name;

  • Josh 21:9-10
    2 verses
    81%

    9And 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;

    10and 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;

  • Num 35:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, `near' Jericho, saying,

    2`Command the sons of Israel, and they have given to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to inhabit; also a suburb for the cities round about them ye do give to the Levites.

  • Josh 14:1-5
    5 verses
    80%

    1And these `are' they `of' the sons of Israel who inherited in the land of Canaan, whom Eleazar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel, caused to inherit;

    2by lot `is' their inheritance, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine of the tribes, and the half of the tribe;

    3for Moses hath given the inheritance of two of the tribes, and of half of the tribe, beyond the Jordan, and to the Levites he hath not given an inheritance in their midst;

    4for the sons of Joseph hath been two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim, and they have not given a portion to the Levites in the land, except cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for their cattle, and for their possessions;

    5as Jehovah commanded Moses, so have the sons of Israel done, and they apportion the land.

  • Num 34:13
    78%

    13And Moses commandeth the sons of Israel, saying, `This `is' the land which ye inherit by lot, which Jehovah hath commanded to give to the nine tribes and the half of the tribe;

  • Num 8:20
    77%

    20And Moses doth -- Aaron also, and all the company of the sons of Israel -- to the Levites according to all that Jehovah hath commanded Moses concerning the Levites; so have the sons of Israel done to them.

  • Num 35:7-9
    3 verses
    77%

    7all the cities which ye give to the Levites `are' forty and eight cities, them and their suburbs.

    8And the cities which ye give `are' of the possession of the sons of Israel, from the many ye multiply, and from the few ye diminish; each, according to his inheritance which they inherit, doth give of his cities to the Levites.'

    9And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

  • Josh 21:40-42
    3 verses
    76%

    40All the cities for the sons of Merari, for their families, who are left of the families of the Levites -- their lot is twelve cities.

    41All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel `are' forty and eight cities, and their suburbs.

    42These cities are each city and its suburbs round about it; so to all these cities.

  • Num 2:33
    74%

    33And the Levites have not numbered themselves in the midst of the sons of Israel, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

  • Josh 18:10
    74%

    10And Joshua casteth for them a lot in Shiloh before Jehovah, and there Joshua apportioneth the land to the sons of Israel, according to their divisions.

  • Josh 21:20
    74%

    20And for the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, who are left of the sons of Kohath, even the cities of their lot are of the tribe of Ephraim;

  • Josh 18:6-8
    3 verses
    73%

    6and ye describe the land `in' seven portions, and have brought `it' in unto me hither, and I have cast for you a lot here before Jehovah our God;

    7for there is no portion to the Levites in your midst, for the priesthood of Jehovah `is' their inheritance, and Gad, and Reuben, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses servant of Jehovah gave to them.'

    8And the men rise and go; and Joshua commandeth those who are going to describe the land, saying, `Go, and walk up and down through the land, and describe it, and turn back unto me, and here I cast for you a lot before Jehovah in Shiloh.'

  • Ezek 47:21
    73%

    21`And ye have divided this land to you, according to the tribes of Israel;

  • Josh 13:8
    72%

    8with it the Reubenite, and the Gadite, have received their inheritance, which Moses hath given to them beyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses servant of Jehovah hath given to them;

  • Num 34:29
    72%

    29These `are' those whom Jehovah hath commanded to give the sons of Israel inheritance in the land of Canaan.

  • Num 34:16
    72%

    16And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

  • Josh 13:32-33
    2 verses
    71%

    32These `are' they whom Moses caused to inherit in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan, `by' Jericho, eastward;

    33and to the tribe of Levi Moses gave not an inheritance; Jehovah, God of Israel, Himself `is' their inheritance, as He hath spoken to them.

  • Num 31:47
    71%

    47Moses taketh from the sons of Israel's half the one possession from the fifty, of man and of beast, and giveth them to the Levites keeping the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

  • Num 31:31
    71%

    31And Moses doth -- Eleazar the priest also -- as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

  • Ezek 48:29
    71%

    29This `is' the land that ye separate by inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these `are' their portions -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

  • Num 8:23
    71%

    23And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

  • 1 Chr 6:61
    71%

    61And to the sons of Kohath, those left of the family of the tribe, from the half of the tribe, the half of Manasseh, by lot, `are' ten cities.

  • Josh 21:34
    71%

    34And for the families of the sons of Merari, the Levites, who are left, `are,' out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,

  • Josh 21:26
    71%

    26all the cities `are' ten and their suburbs, for the families of the sons of Kohath who are left.

  • Num 36:13
    71%

    13These `are' the commands and the judgments which Jehovah hath commanded, by the hand of Moses, concerning the sons of Israel, in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, `near' Jericho.

  • Josh 19:51
    71%

    51These `are' the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel, have caused to inherit by lot, in Shiloh, before Jehovah, at the opening of the tent of meeting; and they finish to apportion the land.

  • Josh 20:8
    70%

    8and beyond the Jordan, `at' Jericho eastward, they have given Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain, out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.