Joshua 21:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

All these towns with their grass-lands the children of Israel gave by the decision of the Lord to the Levites, as the Lord had given orders by Moses.

Cross References

Genesis 49:5

Simeon and Levi are brothers; deceit and force are their secret designs.

Genesis 49:7

A curse on their passion for it was bitter; and on their wrath for it was cruel. I will let their heritage in Jacob be broken up, driving them from their places in Israel.

Proverbs 16:33

A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.

Proverbs 18:18

The decision of chance puts an end to argument, parting the strong.

Numbers 32:2

The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the meeting,

Numbers 33:54

And you will take up your heritage in the land by the decision of the Lord, to every family its part; the greater the family the greater its heritage, and the smaller the family the smaller will be its heritage; wherever the decision of the Lord gives to any man his part, that will be his; distribution will be made to you by your fathers' tribes.

Numbers 35:3

These towns are to be their living-places, with land round them for their cattle and their food and all their beasts,

Joshua 18:6

And you are to have the land marked out in seven parts, and come back to me with the record; and I will make the distribution for you here by the decision of the Lord our God.

Joshua 21:3

And the children of Israel out of their heritage gave to the Levites these towns with their grass-lands, by the order of the Lord.

Joshua 21:7

The children of Merari by their families were given twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun.

Joshua 21:9

From the tribes of the children of Judah and the children of Simeon they gave these towns, listed here by name: