Joshua 21:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Joshua 21:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 21:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 21:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for our livestock.””
Joshua 21:2 — World English Bible
Joshua 21:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. ”
Joshua 21:2 — American Standard Version
Joshua 21:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and 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.'”
Joshua 21:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 21:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle. ”
Joshua 21:2 — Darby Translation
Joshua 21:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And spake vnto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hande of Moses, to giue vs cities to dwell in, with the suburbes thereof for our cattell.”
Joshua 21:2 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 21:2 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.
4 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.
What Does Joshua 21:2 Mean?
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