Joshua 21:2 - The Scriptures 2009

² And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Kena‛an, saying, “יהוה commanded through Mosheh to give us cities to dwell in, with their open land for our livestock.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² 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

² 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)

² 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

² 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

² 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

² 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.

Joshua 21:2 Cross References

Leviticus 25:32

‘As for the cities of the Lĕwites, and the houses in the cities of their possession, the Lĕwites have a right of redemption forever.

Matthew 10:10

or a bag for the journey, or two undergarments, or sandals, or staffs, for the worker is worthy of his food.

Galatians 6:6

And let him who is instructed in the Word share in all that is good, with him who is instructing.

Joshua 14:5

As יהוה had commanded Mosheh, so the children of Yisra’ĕl did, and they divided the land.

Joshua 18:1

And all the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl assembled at Shiloh, and they let the Tent of Appointment dwell there. And the land was subdued before them.

Joshua 21:3

So the children of Yisra’ĕl gave to the Lĕwites from their inheritance, at the mouth of יהוה, these cities and their open land: