Their anger is a curse. It is too strong. They are too cruel when they are mad. They will not get their own land in the land of Jacob. They will be spread throughout Israel.”
Joshua 21:41 - Easy To Read Version 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. More versionsKing 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 a curse. It is too strong. They are too cruel when they are mad. They will not get their own land in the land of Jacob. They will be spread throughout Israel.”
So the Israelite people gave those towns and fields to the Levite people.
They will teach your rules to Jacob [222] They will teach your Law to Israel. They will burn incense [223] before you. They will offer burnt offerings on your altar.
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:
In all, the last family of Levites, the Merari family, got twelve towns.
Each of these towns had some land in it for their animals. That was true for every town.