Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their territories. To Aaron’s sons of the Kohathite families (for theirs was the first lot),
Joshua 21:9 - Tree of Life Version They gave from the tribe of the children of Judah and from the tribe of the children of Simeon these towns which are here 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: |
Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their territories. To Aaron’s sons of the Kohathite families (for theirs was the first lot),
and from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its open land, Mahanaim with its open land,
Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah and Shecaniah faithfully assisted him in the towns of the kohanim, making allocations to their brothers by divisions—to great and little alike,
They were for the children of Aaron, of the clans of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi, for theirs was the first lot:
the lot came out for the clan of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the kohen, who were of the Levites, received 13 towns by lot from the tribe of Judah, the tribe of Simeon and the tribe of Benjamin.
So Bnei-Yisrael gave by lot to the Levites these towns with their pastures, as Adonai had commanded through Moses.