Joshua 21:7 - Easy To Read Version

⁷ The people from the Merari family were given twelve towns. These twelve towns came from the areas that belonged to Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ The Merarites received according to their families from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun twelve cities.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

Common English Bible

⁷ The descendants of Merari acquired twelve cities for their clans from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And to the sons of Merari, by their families, from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun, there went twelve cities.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ And to the sons of Merari by their kindreds, of the tribes of Ruben and or Gad and of Zabulon, twelve cities.

Joshua 21:7 Cross References

1 Chronicles 6:62

The family groups that were the descendants {\cf2\super [66]} of Gershon got 13 cities. They got those cities from the family groups of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of Manasseh living in the area of Bashan.

1 Chronicles 6:63

The family groups that were the descendants {\cf2\super [67]} of Merari got 12 cities. They got those cities from the family groups of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. They got those cities by throwing lots. {\cf2\super [68]}

Exodus 6:19

Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. All these families were from Israel’s son Levi.

Numbers 3:20

The Merari family groups were: Mahli and Mushi.

Joshua 21:6

The people from the Gershon family were given 13 towns. These towns were in the areas that belonged to Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half of Manasseh that was in Bashan.

Joshua 21:8

So the people of Israel gave the Levite people these towns and the fields around them, just like the Lord had told Moses.