Joshua 21:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

³ 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

³ 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

³ 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)

³ 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

³ 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

³ And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs from their possessions, in accord with the order of the Lord.

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.