Joshua 21:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Joshua 21:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 21:40 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 21:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.”
Joshua 21:40 — World English Bible
Joshua 21:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities. ”
Joshua 21:40 — American Standard Version
Joshua 21:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“All the cities for the sons of Merari, for their families, who are left of the families of the Levites--their lot is twelve cities.”
Joshua 21:40 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 21:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“[These were] all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities. ”
Joshua 21:40 — Darby Translation
Joshua 21:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families (which were the rest of the families of the Leuites) were by their lot, twelue cities.”
Joshua 21:40 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 21:40 in Context — Joshua 21
38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her 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.
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
What Does Joshua 21:40 Mean?
Joshua 21:40 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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