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.
Joshua 21:41 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Within the Israelite possession there were forty-eight cities in all with their pasturelands for the Levites. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the Israelites were forty-eight cities in all, with their pasturelands (suburbs). American Standard Version (1901) All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. Common English Bible This is the total of all the cities of the Levites within the property of the Israelites: forty-eight cities with their pastures. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn he would deliver to their fathers. And they possessed it, and they lived in it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn to give to their fathers. And they possessed it and dwelt in it. |
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.
So the Israelites gave these towns and their pasturelands to the Levites.
They will teach your ordinances to Jacob and your instruction to Israel; they will set incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
So the Israelites, by the Lord’s command, gave the Levites these cities with their pasturelands from their inheritance.
All twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari’s descendants, the remaining Levite clans.
Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.