Joshua 21:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

So the Israelites, by the Lord’s command, gave the Levites these cities with their pasturelands from their inheritance.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

So the Israelites gave to the Levites out of their own inheritance, at the command of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.

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.

Common English Bible

So the Israelites gave the Levites the following cities and their pasturelands out of their own legacy. This was in agreement with the LORD’s command.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs from their possessions, in accord with the order of the Lord.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And the children of Israel gave out of their possessions, according to the commandment of the Lord, cities and their suburbs.

Joshua 21:3 Cross References

Genesis 49:7

Their anger is cursed, for it is strong, and their fury, for it is cruel! I will disperse them throughout Jacob and scatter them throughout Israel.

Numbers 35:7

The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, along with their pasturelands.

Joshua 21:2

At Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, they told them, ‘The Lord commanded through Moses that we be given cities to live in, with their pasturelands for our livestock.’

Joshua 21:4

The lot came out for the Kohathite clans: The Levites who were the descendants of the priest Aaron received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Joshua 21:41

Within the Israelite possession there were forty-eight cities in all with their pasturelands for the Levites.