Joshua 21:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;”
Joshua 21:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 21:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 21:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.”
Joshua 21:1 — World English Bible
Joshua 21:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then came near the heads of fathers’housesof the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel; ”
Joshua 21:1 — American Standard Version
Joshua 21:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the heads of the fathers of the Levites draw nigh unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel,”
Joshua 21:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 21:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then the chief fathers of the Levites drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; ”
Joshua 21:1 — Darby Translation
Joshua 21:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then came the principall fathers of the Leuites vnto Eleazar the Priest, and vnto Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and vnto the chiefe fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel,”
Joshua 21:1 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 21:1 in Context — Joshua 21
1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
2 And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.
What Does Joshua 21:1 Mean?
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