Joshua 21:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.”
Joshua 21:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 21:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 21:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.”
Joshua 21:8 — World English Bible
Joshua 21:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses. ”
Joshua 21:8 — American Standard Version
Joshua 21:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the sons of Israel give to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.”
Joshua 21:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 21:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses. ”
Joshua 21:8 — Darby Translation
Joshua 21:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So the children of Israel gaue by lot vnto the Leuites these cities with their suburbes, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses.”
Joshua 21:8 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 21:8 in Context — Joshua 21
6 And the children of Gershon had by lot 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, thirteen cities.
7 The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,
10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
What Does Joshua 21:8 Mean?
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