Heshbon, and Jazer. In all, Gad gave them four towns and some land around each town for their animals.
Joshua 21:40 - Easy To Read Version In all, the last family of Levites, the Merari family, got twelve towns. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So all the cities allotted to the Merarite families, that is, the remainder of the Levite families, were twelve cities. American Standard Version (1901) All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities. Common English Bible As for the cities of the descendants of Merari for their clans, the remaining clans of the Levites, their total allotment was twelve cities. Catholic Public Domain Version with their suburbs, each distributed by families. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version With their suburbs, each distributed by the families. |
Heshbon, and Jazer. In all, Gad gave them four towns and some land around each town for their animals.
So the Levites got a total of 48 towns and some land around each town for their animals. All these towns were in areas that belonged to the other family groups.
The people from the Merari family were given twelve towns. These twelve towns came from the areas that belonged to Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.