Joshua 21:4 - Easy To Read Version

The Kohath family were descendants of Aaron the priest from the family group of Levi. Part of the Kohath family was given 13 towns in the areas that belonged to Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The [first] lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. So those Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin thirteen cities.

American Standard Version (1901)

And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

Common English Bible

The lot went out for the clans of the Kohathites. The descendants of Aaron the priest from among the Levites acquired thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And the lot went out for the family of Kohath, of the sons of Aaron, the priest, from the tribes of Judah and Simeon and Benjamin: thirteen cities.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And the lot came out for the family of Caath of the children of Aaron the priest, out of the tribes of Juda, and of Simeon, and of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

Joshua 21:4 Cross References

1 Chronicles 6:39

Heman’s relative was Asaph. Asaph served by Heman’s right side. Asaph was Berekiah’s son. Berekiah’s was Shimea’s son.

Exodus 6:16

Levi lived 137 years. Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Exodus 6:20

Amram lived 137 years. Amram married his father’s sister, Jochebed. Amram and Jochebed gave birth to Aaron and Moses.

Numbers 3:27

The families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, belonged to the family of Kohath. They were the Kohathite family groups.

Joshua 21:3

So the people of Israel obeyed this command from the Lord. They gave the Levite people these towns and the land around them for their animals:

Joshua 21:5

The other Kohath families were given ten towns in the areas that belonged to Ephraim, Dan, and half of Manasseh.

Joshua 24:33

Aaron’s son, Eleazar, died and was buried at Gibeah in the hill country of Ephraim. Gibeah had been given to Eleazar’s son Phinehas.