Joshua 21:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.”
Joshua 21:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 21:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 21:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their pasture lands.”
Joshua 21:3 — World English Bible
Joshua 21:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs. ”
Joshua 21:3 — American Standard Version
Joshua 21:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs:”
Joshua 21:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 21:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs. ”
Joshua 21:3 — Darby Translation
Joshua 21:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So the children of Israel gaue vnto the Leuites, out of their inheritance at the commandement of the Lord these cities with their suburbes.”
Joshua 21:3 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 21:3 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.
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.
What Does Joshua 21:3 Mean?
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