Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, the houses in the cities of their possession, the Levites may redeem at any time.
Joshua 21:2 - Revised Standard Version and they said to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, “The Lord commanded through Moses that we be given cities to dwell in, along with their pasture lands for our cattle.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They said to them at Shiloh in Canaan, The Lord commanded through Moses that we should be given cities to dwell in, with their pasturelands (suburbs) for our cattle. American Standard Version (1901) and they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. Common English Bible They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan: “The LORD gave a command through Moses to give us cities to live in and their pasturelands for our cattle.” Catholic Public Domain Version And they spoke to them at Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, and they said, "The Lord instructed, by the hand of Moses, that cities should be given to us as habitations, with their suburbs to nourish our cattle." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they spoke to them in Silo in the land of Chanaan, and said: The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, that cities should be given us to dwell in, and their suburbs to feed our cattle. |
Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, the houses in the cities of their possession, the Levites may redeem at any time.
no bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the laborer deserves his food.
Let him who is taught the word share all good things with him who teaches.
The people of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses; they allotted the land.
Then the whole congregation of the people of Israel assembled at Shiloh, and set up the tent of meeting there; the land lay subdued before them.
So by command of the Lord the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasture lands out of their inheritance.