These were the places assigned to Aaron’s descendants from the Kohathite family for their settlements in their territory, because the first lot was for them.
Joshua 21:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because they received the first lot. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for their's was the first lot. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Which went to the families of the descendants of Aaron, of the Kohathite branch of the Levites, for the lot fell to them first. American Standard Version (1901) and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot. Common English Bible The cities belonged to the descendants of Aaron, one of the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the lot had fallen to them first. Catholic Public Domain Version to the sons of Aaron, of the families of Kohath of the stock of Levi, (for the first lot went out for them,) Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version To the sons of Aaron, of the families of Caath of the race of Levi (for the first lot came out for them), |
These were the places assigned to Aaron’s descendants from the Kohathite family for their settlements in their territory, because the first lot was for them.
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived for 133 years.
The Amramite clan, the Izharite clan, the Hebronite clan, and the Uzzielite clan came from Kohath; these were the Kohathites.
‘Among the Levites, take a census of the Kohathites by their clans and their ancestral families,
They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron; Arba was the father of Anak) with its surrounding pasturelands in the hill country of Judah.
The lot came out for the Kohathite clans: The Levites who were the descendants of the priest Aaron received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
The Israelites gave these cities by name from the tribes of the descendants of Judah and Simeon