“Simeon and Levi are brothers; weapons of violence are their swords.
Joshua 21:8 - English Standard Version 2016 These cities and their pasturelands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the Lord had commanded through Moses. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Israelites gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasturelands (suburbs), as the Lord commanded through Moses. 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. Common English Bible So the Israelites gave these cities and their pasturelands to the Levites by lot, exactly as the LORD had commanded through Moses. Catholic Public Domain Version And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs to the Levites, just as the Lord instructed by the hand of Moses, distributing to each by lot. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, giving to every one by lot. |
“Simeon and Levi are brothers; weapons of violence are their swords.
Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
The lot puts an end to quarrels and decides between powerful contenders.
So the people of Gad and the people of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the congregation,
You shall inherit the land by lot according to your clans. To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance. Wherever the lot falls for anyone, that shall be his. According to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit.
The cities shall be theirs to dwell in, and their pasturelands shall be for their cattle and for their livestock and for all their beasts.
And you shall describe the land in seven divisions and bring the description here to me. And I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.
So by command of the Lord the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasturelands out of their inheritance.
The Merarites according to their clans received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
Out of the tribe of the people of Judah and the tribe of the people of Simeon they gave the following cities mentioned by name,