and his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, namely, Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shime-a,
Joshua 21:9 - Revised Standard Version Out of the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Simeon they gave the following cities mentioned by name, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They gave from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities here mentioned by name, American Standard Version (1901) And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name: Common English Bible They gave the following cities, identified here by name, from the tribe of the Judahites and the tribe of the Simeonites. Catholic Public Domain Version From the tribes of the sons of Judah and Simeon, Joshua gave cities, whose names are these: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Of the tribes of the children of Juda and of Simeon Josue gave cities, whose names are these: |
and his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, namely, Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shime-a,
They also gave them by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these cities which are mentioned by name.
Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah were faithfully assisting him in the cities of the priests, to distribute the portions to their brethren, old and young alike, by divisions,
which went to the descendants of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites who belonged to the Levites; since the lot fell to them first.
The 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.
These cities and their pasture lands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.